Norad ID: 37748
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SES 3 |
| Group | SES |
| Follow SES 3 | SES 3 Tracker |
| Group follow SES | Tracker SES |
| Pass predictions SES 3 | Pass predictions SES 3 |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 5412 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Here |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 35775 km |
| Apogee | 35798 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 1.22° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height SES 3 | 35786.1 km |
SES-3 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and based on the STAR-2 platform. It was launched on 15 July 2011 on a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle, alongside the KazSat-2 satellite. It is currently positioned at the 103.0°W orbital location over North America, replacing AMC-1. Clients include E. W. Scripps Company, In Demand pay-per-view, Ion Television, Mood Media, NBC and QVC.
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