SES-12

SES-12 launches aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES S.A.
COSPAR ID	2018-049A
SATCAT no.	43488
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 5 years, 8 months, 6 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Eurostar
Bus	Eurostar-300EOR
Manufacturer	Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass	5,384 kg (11,870 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	4 June 2018, 04:45:00 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Full Thrust, (s/n B1040.2)
Launch site	Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
Contractor	SpaceX
Entered service	August 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	95° East
Transponders
Band	54 Ku-band
Coverage area	South Asia, Asia-Pacific
SES constellation ← SES-14 SES-15 →

SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES S.A.

Satellite description

SES-12 was designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of 5,384 kg (11,870 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.^[1]

Launch

SES-12 was successfully launched on a SpaceX Block 4 (booster B1040.2) Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 4 June 2018 at 04:45:00 UTC, and was successfully released into orbit approximately 33 minutes later.^[2]

Market

The SES-12 satellite expands SES's capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, Very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT), mobility, and High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia. The satellite replaces NSS-6 at this location and is co-located with SES-8. SES-12 is capable of supporting requirements in multiple verticals from Cyprus in the West to Japan in the East, and from Russia in the North to Australia in the South.^[3]

Together with SES-8, it reaches 18 million homes.^[4]