SES -6 Launch details

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SES-6 LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 3RD

LIVE HD TRANSMISSION VIA ASTRA 19.2 DEGREES EAST

Luxemburg, May 31st, 20013 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today confirmed that the launch of the SES-6 satellite on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket is slated for lift-off at 15:18 Baikonur time on June 3, 2013 (11:18 a.m. CET, 5:18 a.m. EDT).
SES-6 will be the 53rd satellite in SES' global fleet. The satellite is equipped with 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders (36 MHz equivalent). It will enable the delivery of next generation broadcast services, including HD video distribution and mobile services, from its 40.5° West location in geostationary orbit, covering North America, Latin America, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.

A live broadcast of the launch in high definition quality will be available via ASTRA at the orbital position of 19.2 degrees East, channel 1.028, downlink frequency 11626.50 MHz, vertical polarization, Symbol rate 27.50 MSym/s, FEC 3/4, service ID 4400, service name SES-6 Launch.

http://www.sat-universe.com/showthread.php?p=1039053#post1039053

A webcast will also be available via -www.ilslaunch.com. The video transmission of the launch of SES-6 will begin approximately 30 minutes before liftoff.

This will create a new Ku band footprint in Europe from 40.5 west see below.
 

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SES-6 Liftoff @ 10:18 BST

ILS preparing for Proton-M launch with SES-6
June 2, 2013 by Chris Bergin
International Launch Services (ILS) are set to launch their Proton-M rocket again from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch is scheduled for 09:18 GMT, with the Proton’s Briz-M (Breeze-M) Upper Stage tasked with deploying the SES-6 communications satellite into its super-synchronous transfer orbit after over 15 hours of flight.


Proton M Launch:

The Proton booster that launched the satellite was 4.1 m (13.5 ft) in diameter along its second and third stages, with a first stage diameter of 7.4 m (24.3 ft). Overall height of the three stages of the Proton booster is 42.3 m (138.8 ft).

The Proton vehicle has a heritage of nearly 400 launches since 1965 and is built by Khrunichev Research and State Production Center, one of the pillars of the global space industry and the majority owner of ILS.

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The first stage consists of a central tank containing the oxidizer surrounded by six outboard fuel tanks. Each fuel tank also carries one of the six RD-276 engines that provide first stage power. Total first stage vacuum-rated level thrust is 11.0 MN (2,500,000 lbf).

Of a conventional cylindrical design, the second stage is powered by three RD-0210 engines plus one RD-0211 engine and develops a vacuum thrust of 2.4 MN (540,000 lbf).

Powered by one RD-0213 engine, the third stage develops thrust of 583 kN (131,000 lbf), and a four-nozzle vernier engine that produces thrust of 31 kN (7,000 lbf). Guidance, navigation, and control of the Proton M during operation of the first three stages is carried out by a triple redundant closed-loop digital avionics system mounted in the Proton’s third stage.

The Breeze-M upper stage is the Phase III variant, a recent upgrade which utilizes two new high-pressure tanks (80 liters) to replace six smaller tanks, along with the relocation of command instruments towards the centre – in order to mitigate shock loads when the additional propellant tank is being jettisoned.

The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a five burn Breeze M mission design.

The first three stages of the Proton will use a standard ascent profile to place the orbital unit (Breeze M Upper Stage and the SES-6 satellite) into a sub-orbital trajectory.


From this point in the mission, the Breeze M will perform planned mission maneuvers to advance the orbital unit first to a circular parking orbit, then to an intermediate orbit, followed by a transfer orbit, and finally to a super-synchronous transfer orbit.

Separation of the SES-6 satellite is scheduled to occur approximately 15 hours, 31 minutes after liftoff.

The Astrium-built SES-6 communications satellite is based on the E3000 Platform and has a mass of 6,100 kg.

SES-6 is a multipurpose satellite will be replacing NSS-806 at 319.5 degrees east to provide significant capacity expansion over North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Atlantic Ocean region.

The satellite’s expanded Ku-band payload will support DTH platforms, VSAT services and government digital inclusion programs throughout Latin America. The C-band payload will add incremental capacity to support channel growth at this key cable neighborhood.

With three C-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders and 48 Ku-band 36 MHz equivalent transponders, the bird is expected to have a service life of 15 years.

This will be the fourth ILS Proton launch of 2013 and the 81st ILS Proton launch overall. It will mark the 22nd SES satellite and the 16th Astrium satellite to be launched on the Proton, but only the second Commercial SSTO mission.

LIVE HD TRANSMISSION VIA ASTRA 19.2 DEGREES EAST

Luxemburg, May 31st, 20013 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today confirmed that the launch of the SES-6 satellite on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket is slated for lift-off at 15:18 Baikonur time on June 3, 2013 (11:18 a.m. CET, 5:18 a.m. EDT).
SES-6 will be the 53rd satellite in SES' global fleet. The satellite is equipped with 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders (36 MHz equivalent). It will enable the delivery of next generation broadcast services, including HD video distribution and mobile services, from its 40.5° West location in geostationary orbit, covering North America, Latin America, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.
A live broadcast of the launch in high definition quality will be available via ASTRA at the orbital position of 19.2 degrees East, channel 1.028, downlink frequency 11626.50 MHz, vertical polarization, Symbol rate 27.50 MSym/s, FEC 3/4, service ID 4400, service name SES-6 Launch.
A webcast will also be available via -www.ilslaunch.com. The video transmission of the launch of SES-6 will begin approximately 30 minutes before liftoff.
 

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SES 6 40.5° West 3 June 2013 09:18:22 UTC

SES-6 Launched successfully on time has completed stages 2 3 & 4 + payload covers jettisoned as planned
First Burn Second Burn & Stage Separations completed,


6 hours & 30 min into the 17 hour mission,

Stages to be completed over the next few hours,


Third Burn, APT Jettison, Fourth Burn, Fifth Burn, SES-6 Separation @ between 2 to 3 am Tues 4th June.
 
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excellent info as always @william 1, maybe we will see some action on this bird for us in europe unlike the last new western/atlantic bird telstar 11n which has 1 tv channel, data feeds and the odd spanish ob feed. 31w to 58w has become more and more quite over the last few years in the Ku band,regards mdt
 

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@william-1 That's an excellent information, really good one to read. Congratulations to all who participated in SES6 successful launch.

I read here that the satellite has a launch mass of about 6,100kg. It will have a wingspan of 40m once its solar arrays are deployed in orbit. The satellite is designed for a life span of 15 years. The satellite has 43 C-band and 48 Ku-band transponders. It also has five steerable Ku-band beams, which include four beams for the Americas and one beam covering the Atlantic Ocean region.

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The launch video from youtube---> [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMwDASkWPJU"]youtube[/ame] ....
 
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