Satellite · NORAD 38652 · COSPAR 2012-036A
SES-5
- Operator SES
- Constellation SBAS / augmentation
- Country Luxembourg
Altitude now
35,793.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,779km
Apogee
35,795km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:58 UTC (7.5 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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.
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- Latitude
- 0.001° N
- Longitude
- 4.984° E
- Altitude
- 35793.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.074 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:58 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 37.7 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- SBAS / augmentation via celestrak_groupSES GEO fleet via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SES
- SATCAT owner code
- SES · SES
- Country
- Luxembourg LU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 09 Jul 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-036
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 2
- BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]38654DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M R/B38653Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809 → con_01M28X1ZA0VYMJSMNFKH7XRS3Z | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809 → con_01M28X1ZA0VYMJSMNFKH7XRS3Z | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → SES | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
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
- 38652
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-036A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69RM
- Canonical slug
- ses-5-38652
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.