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SES-4 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies, then by SES S.A.

SES-4

Names	NSS-14
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES New Skies / SES S.A.
COSPAR ID	2012-007A
SATCAT no.	38087
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 10 years, 7 months, 19 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	NSS-14
Bus	SSL-1300
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass	6,180 kg (13,620 lb)
Power	20 kW[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	14 February 2012, 19:36:37 UTC[2]
Rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
Contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Entered service	April 2012
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[3]
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	22° West
Transponders
Band	124 transponders: 52 C-band 72 Ku-band
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage area	North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, West Africa
SES constellation ← SES-3 SES-5 →

Spacecraft

SES-4 was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), and is based on the SSL-1300 satellite bus. It is equipped with 52 C-band, and 72 Ku-band transponders, and at launch it had a mass of 6,180 kg (13,620 lb). It has a design life of fifteen years.[4]

Launch

It was launched on 14 February 2012, at 19:36:37 UTC on a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle, the launch was arranged by International Launch Services (ILS), since Baikonour, Site 200/39.[4]

Mission

It is positioned at 22° West orbital location over Atlantic Ocean, replacing NSS-7.[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] SES-4

SES-4 (ehemals NSS-14) ist ein kommerzieller Kommunikationssatellit der SES S.A.

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- [en] SES-4

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[ru] SES 4

«SES 4» /ˈses/ или /ˌesiː'es/ (русская транслитерация СЕС-4) — коммерческий геостационарный телекоммуникационный спутник, принадлежащий голландскому спутниковому оператору SES World Skies  (англ.) (рус. (часть люксембургской группы SES S.A.). Первоначальное название спутника — «NSS 14».

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