SES-8

NORAD 39460 · COSPAR 2013-071A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4592 @ 35782 x 35792 km x 0.0168 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-13 11:08 UTC Â· 13 h old

Orbit history

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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SES-8
1 39460U 13071A 26317.46447641 -.00000258 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 39460 0.0168 319.9453 0001230 206.2933 148.5938 1.00271237045925

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 3rd 2013

Spacecraft age

12 years, 11 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

0.0168Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35792 km

Eccentricity

0.000123

RAAN

319.9453Â°

Arg of Perigee

206.2933Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271237 rev/d