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Satellite · NORAD 52933 · COSPAR 2022-071A

SES-22

ActivePayloadGEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

35,781.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.08km/s

Inclination

0.02°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,782km

Apogee

35,791km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:10 UTC (4.7 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of SES-22SES-22
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Latitude
0.016° S
Longitude
139.010° W
Altitude
35781.8 km
Velocity
3.075 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:10 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
SES GEO fleet via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • SES-22Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
SES
SATCAT owner code
SES · SES

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
29 Jun 2022
COSPAR launch id
2022-071

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeSESCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassGEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 9 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 9 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
52933
COSPAR / international designator
2022-071A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SXBZXNZXTAANCG3P3AZ
Canonical slug
ses-22-52933

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.