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SES-11 / EchoStar 105

Launch of SES-11
Names	EchoStar 105
Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES / EchoStar
COSPAR ID	2017-063A
SATCAT no.	42967
Website	https://www.ses.com/
Mission duration	15 years (planned) 9 years, 7 months, 9 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	SES-11 / EchoStar 105
Spacecraft type	Eurostar
Bus	Eurostar-3000
Manufacturer	Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass	5,400 kg (11,900 lb)[1][2]
Power	12 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	11 October 2017, 22:53:00 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 9 Full Thrust (s/n B1031.2)
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX
Entered service	29 November 2017
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	105° West
Transponders
Band	48 transponders: 24 C-band 24 Ku-band
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage area	Hawaii, North America, Latin America, Caribbean
SES series EchoStar series

SES-11 / EchoStar 105 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES and EchoStar and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. It has a mass of 5,200 kg (11,500 lb) and has a design life of at least 15 years.^[3]

The spacecraft had been ready to beam television programming and video services across the Americas for SES and EchoStar. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle has placed the satellite into a high-altitude supersynchronous transfer orbit.^[4]

• SES
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