SES-7

Overview

SES-7

names list	ProtoStar-2 ProtoStar-II IndoStar-2 Cakrawarta-2 Galaxy-8iR
mission type	Communications
operator	SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present)
cospar id	2009-027A
satcat	34941
website	https://www.ses.com/
mission duration	15 years (planned) (elapsed)
spacecraft type	Boeing 601
spacecraft bus	BSS-601HP
manufacturer	Boeing Satellite Systems
launch mass	3905 kg
dry mass	3087 kg
launch date	16 May 2009, 00:57:38 UTC‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Proton-M / Briz-M
launch site	Baikonur, Site 200/39
launch contractor	Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
entered service	July 2009
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	108° East
apsis	gee
trans band	32 (+8 spares) transponders: 22 (+5) Ku-band 10 (+3) S-band / X-band
trans bandwidth	36 MHz
trans coverage	Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Philippines, Southeast Asia
programme	SES constellation
previous mission	SES-6
next mission	SES-8

SES-7 (also formerly known as ProtoStar-2 / Indostar-2) is a commercial communications satellite operated by SES World Skies (now SES).

Spacecraft

ProtoStar-2 is a geosynchronous communications satellite built by Boeing. It is a BSS-601HP satellite bus. On 15 November 2002, PanAmSat terminated its contract with Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) for the almost-completed Galaxy-8iR satellite, claiming that Boeing had defaulted on the terms of the contract, and requested US$72 million from Boeing to refund prior advance payments and other costs. The satellite was later converted into the ProtoStar-2 satellite, which was launched in May 2009. Late 2009, it is purchased through auction by SES for SES World Skies unit for US$180 million. The satellite was renamed SES-7 in May 2010.

Launch

Launched on 16 May 2009 at 00:57:38 UTC, since Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 200/39 for ProtoStar Ltd by Proton-M /

SES-7

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