SES-5 (38652)

COSPAR: 2012-036A | Alt Name: SES-5

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 9, 2012

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC81/24

Launch Vehicle

Proton-M/Briz-M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

38652

International Designator

2012-036A

Epoch

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:43:01 GMT

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Inclination

0.04°

Right Ascension

320.19°

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Argument of Perigee

138.15°

Period

1436.11 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

SES-5

Alternative Name

SES-5

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

SESS/SESSAN

Country

Sweden

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 38652U 12036A   26183.65487642  .00000044  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996

2 38652   0.0450 320.1883 0002268 138.1529  63.0821  1.00270830 44613

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Summary

SES-5 is a communication satellite with NORAD catalog ID 38652 and OBJECT_ID 2012-036A, built on the SSL-1300 bus by LOR (Lockheed Martin). Launched on July 9, 2012, from Tyuratam Space Center using a Proton-M/Briz-M launch vehicle from LC81/24, it has dimensions of 7 meters in length and 2.4 meters in diameter with a span of 27 meters. It features 2 deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellite is equipped with 24 C-band transponders, 36 Ku-band transponders, and includes EGNOS GEO-1 payload. Its dry mass is 4000 kg, and it had a launch mass of 6007 kg. With a design life of 15 years, SES-5 is owned by SESS/SESSAN and operates for communication purposes under the shape description of Box + 2 pan with an RCS of 37.7081 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.4

Span

Dry Mass

4000

Launch Mass

6007

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

37.7081

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Astra 4B

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

LOR

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

SSL-1300

Configuration

SSL-1300

Motor

R-4D

Equipment

24 C-band transponders, 36 Ku-band transponders, EGNOS GEO-1

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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