Names | ProtoStar-2 ProtoStar-II IndoStar-2 Cakrawarta-2 Galaxy-8iR |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present) |
COSPAR ID | 2009-027A |
SATCAT no. | 34941 |
Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 15 years, 3 months (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Boeing 601 |
Bus | BSS-601HP |
Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
Launch mass | 3,905 kg (8,609 lb) |
Dry mass | 3,087 kg (6,806 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 May 2009, 00:57:38 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Entered service | July 2009 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 108° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 32 (+8 spares) transponders: 22 (+5) Ku-band 10 (+3) S-band / X-band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Philippines, Southeast Asia |
SES-7 (also formerly known as ProtoStar-2 / Indostar-2) is a commercial communications satellite operated by SES World Skies (now SES).