| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-026A |
| SATCAT no. | 39172 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 11 years, 5 months, 17 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 6,010 kg (13,250 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 June 2013, 09:18:31 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 40° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 91 transponders: 43 C-band 48 Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage area | North America, Latin America, Europe, Atlantic Ocean |
SES-6 is a commercial geostationary communication satellite owned and operated by SES
- ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.