Geostationary
SES-22
US West Coast Cable Distribution (C-band 5G Clearing) · SES
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An SES C-band satellite at 135°W providing US West Coast cable distribution in the cleared upper C-band spectrum. SES-22 anchors SES's West Coast C-band distribution capability, ensuring that cable programming reaches headends across California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska on the transition frequencies that don't conflict with 5G deployment. California alone has the largest cable television subscriber base of any US state.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,245 mi (35,790–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 52933
- Int’l designator
- 2022-071A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.