SES-17

SES-17
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES
COSPAR ID2021-095A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.49332
Websitehttps://www.ses.com/
Mission duration15 years (planned)
3 years, 1 month, 1 day (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSES-17
Spacecraft typeSpacebus
BusSpaceBusNEO 200
ManufacturerThales Alenia Space
Launch mass6,411 kg (14,134 lb)
Dry mass5,060 kg (11,160 lb)
Power15 kW
Start of mission
Launch date24 October 2021, 02:10 UTC[1]
RocketAriane 5ECA (VA255)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais,
Kourou, ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude67.1° West
Transponders
Band~200 Ka-band spot beams
Coverage areaNorth America, South America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean
← SES-16
SES-18 →

SES-17, is a high throughput all electric geostationary communications satellite owned and operated by SES, and designed and manufactured by Thales Alenia Space. Launched on 24 October 2021 from Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), in Kourou, French Guiana by an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle, SES-17 was positioned at 67.1° west in May 2022 and, after testing, became fully operational in June 2022.[2]

The satellite operates in conjunction with SES's other geostationary satellites and SES's medium Earth orbit O3b and O3b mPOWER satellites to provide connectivity services across North America, South America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.[3][4][1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference launchschedule was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ SES-17 Ka-Band Satellite is Now Operational Via Satellite. 16 June 2022. Accessed 25 August 2022
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ses-pr20160912 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference arianespacepr-ses17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).