SES-14
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| Mission type | Communications |
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| Operator | SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-012B |
| SATCAT no. | 43175 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) Template:Time interval (elapsed) |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000EOR |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | Template:Cvt |
| Payload mass | Template:Cvt GOLD[1] |
| Dimensions | 7 m x 5.4 m x 2.7 m |
| Power | 16 kW |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 January 2018, 22:20 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA, VA241 |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | September 2018 |
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| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 47.5° West |
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| Transponders | |
| Band | C-band |
| Coverage area | Latin America, Caribbean, North America, Atlantic Ocean, West Africa |
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SES-14 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES at 47.5° West, replaces NSS-806, and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. The satellite launched on 25 January 2018 at 22:20 UTC along with the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument from NASA.[2] It has a mass of Template:Cvt and has a design life of at least 15 years.[3]
Launch
The launch of SES-14 on 25 January 2018 by an Ariane 5 ECA VA241 suffered an anomaly that resulted in a higher inclination than planned but later recovered. About 9 minutes and 28 seconds after launch, a telemetry loss occurred between the launch vehicle and the ground controllers.[4] As confirmed about 1 hour and 20 minutes after launch both satellites were successfully separated from the upper stage and were in contact with their respective ground controllers, but that their orbital inclinations were incorrect as the guidance systems might have been compromised. Therefore, both satellites conducted orbital procedures, extending commissioning time.[5]
Mission
SES-14 needed about 8 weeks longer than planned commissioning time, meaning that entry into service was reported early September 2018 instead of July 2018.[6] Nevertheless, SES-14 is still expected to be able to meet the designed lifetime. This satellite was originally to be launched with more propellant reserve on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle since the Falcon 9, in this specific case, was intended to deploy this satellite into a high inclination orbit that would require more work from the satellite to reach its final geostationary orbit.[7] The Al Yah 3 was also confirmed healthy after more than 12 hours without further statement, and like SES-14, Al Yah 3's maneuvering plan was also revised to still fulfill the original mission.[8] The investigation showed that invalid inertial units' azimuth value had sent the vehicle 17° off course but to the intended altitude, they had been programmed for the standard geostationary transfer orbit of 90° when the payloads were intended to be 70° for this supersynchronous transfer orbit mission, 20° off norme.[9] This mission anomaly marked the end of 82nd consecutive success streak since 2003.[10]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Eastes, Richard (24 March 2016). Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD): Mission of Opportunity (PDF). Managing Partners and Resources, PI Team Masters Forum #6. NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clark, Stephen (26 January 2018). "Ariane 5 deploys two telecom satellites in orbit despite telemetry loss". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
The craft hosts a secondary payload for NASA named the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, instrument.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SES 14 / GOLD". Gunter's Space Page. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stephen Clark (2 January 2018). "Ariane 5 launches with SES 14 and Al Yah 3 telecom satellites". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ariane 5 satellites in orbit but not in right location". sg.news.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. AFP. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SES-14 Goes Operational to Serve the Americas". SES. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SES Swaps SES-12 and SES-14 Launches". SES. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yahsat confirms launch of Al Yah 3 mission Satellite to greatly increase its global coverage". journeyofpride.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Independent Enquiry Commission announces conclusions concerning the launcher trajectory deviation during Flight VA241". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Neiberlien, Henry (29 January 2018). "After 16 years, Ariane 5 finally fails". The Avion. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
