SES-17

SES-17
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES
COSPAR ID	2021-095A
SATCAT no.	49332
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned); 2 years, 10 months (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	SES-17
Spacecraft type	Spacebus
Bus	SpaceBusNEO 200
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass	6,411 kg (14,134 lb)
Dry mass	5,060 kg (11,160 lb)
Power	15 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	24 October 2021, 02:10 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA (VA255)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais,; Kourou, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	67.1° West
Transponders
Band	~200 Ka-band spot beams
Coverage area	North America, South America, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean
	SES constellation ← 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 forthcoming O3b mPOWER satellites to provide connectivity services across North America, South America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.^[3]^[4]^[1]

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