SES-9
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SES-9 satellite in its payload fairing in preparation for launch on a Falcon 9 rocket
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| Mission type | Communication |
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| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-013B |
| SATCAT no. | 41381 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-702HP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 5,271 kilograms (11,621 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2016 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 full thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 108.2° East |
| Transponders | |
| Bandwidth | 81 ku transponders with frequency equivalent to 36 Mhz each |
SES-9 is a geostationary communication satellite operated by SES S.A. SES-9 was successfully launched on Falcon 9 full thrust on 4 March 2016.
The payload on Flight 22 is SES-9, a large commsat intended to eventually operate in geostationary orbit in an orbital slot at 108.2 degrees east longitude, providing communication services to northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean, as well as provide mobility beams for "seamless in-flight connectivity for domestic Asian flights operating in countries like Indonesia and the Philippines".
The satellite was built by Boeing, using a model BSS-702HP satellite bus.
SES-9 had a mass of approximately 5,271 kilograms (11,621 lb) at launch, the largest Falcon 9 payload yet to a highly-energetic geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
SES-9 has 57 high-power Ku-band transponders, equivalent to 81 transponders of 36 MHz bandwidth and, co-located at 108.2°E alongside SES-7, it will provide additional and replacement capacity for DTH broadcasting and data in North east Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, and maritime communications for the Indian Ocean. Broadcasts are on six Ku-band coverage beams:
A successful static fire test of the rocket was completed on 22 February 2016.
Four launch attempts, on 24, 25, 28 and 29 February 2016, were aborted because of issues. The fifth launch attempt on 4 March 2016, 11:35 pm local time, was successful.
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