SES-5


SES-5 is a commercial geostationary communication satellite operated by SES S.A.. It was launched on 9 July 2012. The launch was arranged by International Launch Services.

History

was the original name of the SES-5 satellite. SES-5 that was launched on 9 July 2012 and is now co-located with Astra 4A at 5.0° East. This satellite provides a similar European and African coverage as Astra 4A. When ordered by the SES Sirius AB of Sweden in October 2008, the name of the satellite was Sirius 5. SES Sirius was acquired by SES in 2010 and the company was named SES Astra. This led to the satellite being renamed to Astra 4B in 2010. The name was changed to SES-5 in 2011.

Spacecraft

It was constructed by Space Systems/Loral, and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It carries 24 C-band and 36 Ku-band transponders. It covers Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Europe, Middle East, Atlantic Ocean.
SES 5 is also carrying a hosted payload L-band navigation terminal for the executive commission of the 27-nation European Union. The terminal operated as part of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service system, which provides verification of GPS navigation signals through the use of satellites in geostationary orbit.