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Coverage Contour Maps

Indo-China EIRP 95

°

East Longitude

SES-8

Specifications

Spacecraft

Launch Mass:

3,200 kg (7,055 lb.)

Solar Arrays:

Four panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells

Stabilization:

3-axis stabilized

Propulsion:

Monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system

Batteries:

Two >4840 W-Hr capacity Li-Ion batteries

Mission Life:

15 years

Orbit: 95

°

East Longitude

Payload

Ku-band
Repeater:

24 active transponders with one group of 18-
for-15; one group of 12-for-9 TWTAs

TWTA Power:

120 W RF

Antenna:

Two 2.5 x 2.7 m single shell super-elliptical
deployable reflectors; one 1.45 m single shell
deck-mounted

Launch

Launch Vehicle:

Falcon 9

Site:

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Date:

December 3, 2013

Mission Partners

SES

A leading global satellite operator providing a broad range of
communications services

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Prime contractor for the SES program

South Asia EIRP 95

°

East Longitude