SES-18

NORAD 55970 · COSPAR 2023-038A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #1352 @ 35775 x 35799 km x 0.0206 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-05 22:36 UTC Â· 29.4 h old

Orbit history

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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SES-18
1 55970U 23038A 26309.94186697 -.00000102 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 55970 0.0206 280.7843 0002860 331.6712 28.7058 1.00271411013525

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 17th 2023

Spacecraft age

3 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SES S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Northrup Grumman

Launch mass

3,605 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0206Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35775 km

Apogee

35799 km

Eccentricity

0.000286

RAAN

280.7843Â°

Arg of Perigee

331.6712Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271411 rev/d