SES-18

NORAD 55970 · COSPAR 2023-038A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #1332 @ 35776 x 35797 km x 0.0166 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 07:32 UTC Â· 9.8 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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SES-18
1 55970U 23038A 26290.31424638 -.00000100 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 55970 0.0166 272.7711 0002511 325.9923 157.1236 1.00272402013322

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

0.0166Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35776 km

Apogee

35797 km

Eccentricity

0.0002511

RAAN

272.7711Â°

Arg of Perigee

325.9923Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272402 rev/d