Geostationary
SES-3
North American Cable / Commercial Communications · SES
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An SES satellite at 103°W providing mixed C-band and Ku-band services for North American markets. SES-3 carries both traditional C-band cable distribution capacity and Ku-band for direct broadcast and enterprise services — reflecting the dual-purpose nature of SES's North American fleet, which serves both the legacy cable distribution business and the emerging direct-to-consumer satellite services market.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,784–35,806 km)
- Inclination
- 1.6°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 37748
- Int’l designator
- 2011-035A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.