SES-8

NORAD 39460 · COSPAR 2013-071A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4571 @ 35780 x 35793 km x 0.0288 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 01:59 UTC Â· 19.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SES-8
1 39460U 13071A 26296.08312002 -.00000259 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 39460 0.0288 290.4303 0001483 245.8296 340.2145 1.00272135045712

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 3rd 2013

Spacecraft age

12 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SES S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Orbital Sciences Corp.

Launch mass

3,138 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0288Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35793 km

Eccentricity

0.0001483

RAAN

290.4303Â°

Arg of Perigee

245.8296Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272135 rev/d