SES-8

Summary

SES-8 is a communications satellite^[1]. SES-8 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• SES-8's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• SES-8's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[4].
• SES-8 is operated by SES S.A.^[5].
• SES-8's manufacturer is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation^[6].
• SES-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Falcon 9^[7].
• SES-8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[8].
• SES-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as December 3, 2013^[9].
• SES-8's spacecraft bus is recorded as GEOStar-2^[10].
• SES-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[11].
• SES-8's launch contractor is recorded as SpaceX^[12].
• SES-8's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40^[13].
• SES-8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.03'}^[14].
• SES-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3170'}^[15].
• SES-8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1436.15'}^[16].
• SES-8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35806'}^[17].
• SES-8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35780'}^[18].

Why It Matters

SES-8 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2] SES-8 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]