SES-15 - Norad ID: 42709
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SES 15 |
| Alternative name | SES-15 |
| Group | SES |
| Follow SES 15 | SES 15 Tracker |
| Group follow SES | Tracker SES |
| Pass predictions SES 15 | Pass predictions SES 15 |
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| Days in orbit | 3413 |
| Country/organisation of origin | SES |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 35784 km |
| Apogee | 35790 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.04° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height SES 15 | 35786.47 km |
SES-15 is a communication satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 42709 and object identifier 2017-026A. It uses the BSS-702SP bus configuration, manufactured by BOES for SESSL (SES S.A.). Launched on May 18, 2017, from Guiana Space Center using a Soyuz-ST-A launch vehicle, SES-15 has dimensions of 6 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and spans 40 meters. Its dry mass is 2000 kg with a launch mass of 2302 kg. The satellites equipment includes Ka- and Ku-band transponders along with a WAAS payload. It features two solar arrays for power generation and has an expected operational lifetime of 15 years.
satellite SES 15 Date of exalting 18.05.2017y. Average height of ISS SES 15 hundred 35786.47 km. Average velocity SES 15 is 11068.93 km/h. Inclination SES 15 satellite 0.03°.