SES-9 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
4 Mar 2016, 11:35pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1020
Landing
Drone Ship (Of Course I Still Love You)
Failed
Mission
SES-9
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Containing 81 Ku-Band transponders, SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East to provide communication coverage for 22 million homes. The satellite will enhance SES’s existing coverage in Asia, Australia and also improve maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The 5300kg craft will use a xenon ion propulsion system for orbital manoeuvres to decrease the amount of propellant needed.
Available Replays
SES-9 Full Webcast
Updated: Aug 2, 5:00pm UTC
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