Geostationary
SES-5
Scandinavian / African Broadcasting · SES
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An SES satellite at 5°E providing Ku-band direct-to-home broadcasting for Scandinavia and sub-Saharan Africa. SES-5 occupies the 5°E position shared with the Astra-4A satellite, where its power is focused on Scandinavian DTH broadcasting — the Nordic countries have among Europe's highest rates of satellite television reception. The same satellite also provides an African beam, demonstrating how geostationary satellites can serve geographically disparate markets from a single orbital slot.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,247 mi (35,785–35,803 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 38652
- Int’l designator
- 2012-036A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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