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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SES-12
Launched
June 4, 2018
Summary
SES-12 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 4, 2018. It was SpaceX's 63rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,755th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight and the 7th this year. Booster B1040 flew for the 2nd time and was expended. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 58,419 km orbit inclined 26.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- SES-12 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 4 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1040 · flight 2 · expendable38/42 landed here · 269 days after its previous flight, OTV-5 (X-37B)
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 11th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight · 7th this yearSpaceX's 63rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,755th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SES-12 · NORAD 43488 · 2018-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SES-12
- Object ID
- 2018-049A
- Epoch
- 2018-06-04 17:43:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.28652669 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8143517
- Inclination
- 25.954°
- Ascending node
- 162.8475°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.3509°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.0619°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- SES-12 · NORAD 43488 · in orbit
Falcon 9-057 Stage 2 · re-entered March 23, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SES-12 is a geostationary communications satellite. It is to provide direct-to-home broadcasting, high throughput satellite data connectivity and other telecommunication servies to Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. It is a replacement for the NSS-6 satellite and is expected to operate for 15 years.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
89th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 6th this year · 770th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SES-12 launch?
SES-12 launched on June 4, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SES-12?
Coverage: SES-12 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SES-12?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did SES-12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1040 flew for the 2nd time and was expended.
What orbit did SES-12 reach?
SES-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 258 × 58,419 km orbit inclined 26.0°.
How many satellites did SES-12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).