SES-10

SES-10
Mission type Communications
Operator SES
Website SES-10 Page
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus Eurostar E3000
Manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass 5,300 kg (11,700 lb)[1]
Power 13 kW[1]
Start of mission
Launch date 2016 Q4 (planned)
Rocket Falcon 9 full thrust
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 67° West (Intended)
Transponders
Band 60 Ku band[2]
SES Fleet
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SES-10, is a geostationary communications satellite to be operated by SES and is designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar E3000 platform.[3][2] It will be positioned on the 67° West position thanks to an agreement with the Andean Community to use the Simon Bolivar 2 satellite network.[4][1][5]

It will have a pure Ku band payload with 60 transponders to offer Direct-to-home broadcasting and enterprise and broadband connectivity. Its three wide beams will cover Mexico and the Caribbean, Brazil, and Spanish speaking South America.[2][5]

It is currently slated to launch on the fourth quarter of 2016 aboard a Falcon 9 full thrust, the first ever to re-use a first stage.[6][7]

Satellite description

SES-10 is based on the three axis stabilized Eurostar E3000 satellite bus. It will mass around 5.3 t (5.8 tons), produce 13 kW of power and have a design life of 15 years.[1][5]

It will use an hybrid approach for spacecraft propulsion, using bi-propellant propulsion for orbit raising and electric propulsion for station keeping. Its electrical system will use Hall-effect thruster with a Xenon regulator and feed system supplied by Airbus Safran Launchers.[8][9] The same company supplied fourteen 10 N (2.2 lbf) S10-21 thrusters for the reaction control system, plus 17 pyrovalves and 13 fill and drain valves.[9]

Its payload is composed of 60 Ku band transponders arranged in three wide beams. The first beam will cover Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the second beam will cover Hispanic South America, and the third beam will be dedicated to Brazil.[4]

History

On February 20, 2014, SES S.A. ordered a new satellite, SES-10 from Airbus Defence and Space. It was to be built on the Eurostar E3000 platform, weight 5.3 t (5.8 tons), produce 13 kW of power and have a design life of 15 years. It would be positioned in the 67° West orbital slot, which belonged to the Simon Bolivar 2 registry belonging to the Andean Community. From there, it would offer an all Ka band to Latin American and the Caribbean.[1][5]

On the same day, SES disclosed that they had contracted with SpaceX for launch services. While inititally thought to be launched aboard a Falcon Heavy due to performance limitations of the Falcon 9, it was clarified that it would, in fact, launch aboard the smaller rocket.[10][11] At that time, it was believed that the launcher could only perform geosynchronous transfer orbit missions of up to 4,850 kg (10,690 lb), but SpaceX spokeswoman Emily Shanklin disclosed that the company had reserved 450 kg (990 lb) for its own use.[11]

On August 30, 2016 it was announced that SES-10 would launch aboard a Falcon 9 full thrust rocket on the fourth quarter of 2016. It would be the first launch of a reused first stage of such rocket, using in this case the first stage of the 23rd flight of the Falcon 9.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Airbus Defence and Space signs a new satellite contract with SES". Airbus Defence and Space. February 20, 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "SES 10". Satbeams. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-08-30). "SES 10". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. 1 2 "SES-10". SES S.A. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Airbus Defence and Space contracted to manufacture SES-10 satellite". SES S.A. February 20, 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. 1 2 "SES-10 launching to orbit on SpaceX's flight-proven Ralcon 9 rocket". SES S.A. August 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  7. 1 2 Clark, Stephen (August 30, 2016). "SES agrees to launch satellite on 'flight-proven' Falcon 9 rocket". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Space Systems Mission and system requirements for Electric Propulsion" (PDF). Airbus Defence and Space. November 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  9. 1 2 "SES-10". Airbus Safran Launchers Orbital Propulsion Center. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  10. ↑ Todd, David (February 20, 2014). "SES-10 satellite to be built by Airbus DS and launched by a Falcon 9 Heavy". Seradata Space Intelligence. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  11. 1 2 de Selding, Peter B. (February 20, 2014). "SES Books Falcon 9 for 2016 Launch". Space News. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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