SES declared in February 2011 that it had contracted Orbital Sciences Corporation to build the SES-8 spacecraft for a launch in the first quarter of 2013.
At the orbital location of 95° East, SES-8 will be co-positioned with NSS-6 and will have 33 high-power Ku-band (36 MHz-equivalent) transponders. SES-8 is a medium-sized satellite with beams targeted at South Asia (India) and Indo-China (Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos). It provides backup and expansion transponder capacity for current DTH customers. The spacecraft will be constructed on Orbital’s STAR spacecraft architecture, which has been flight-tested and will produce about 5.0 kilowatts of payload power.
A geostationary communication satellite named SES-8 is located at a longitude of 95° East. It is a satellite run by the international satellite communications firm SES S.A. SES-8 is intended to deliver communication services to several Asian regions, including India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, including television transmission, broadband internet access, and other data services.
| Nation: | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | SES |
| Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) |
| Equipment: | 33 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | GeoStar-2.4 Bus |
| Propulsion: | IHI BT-4 |
| Power: | 2 solar arrays (5 kW) |
| Lifetime: | 15 years (fueled for >16 years) |
| Mass: | 3170 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES 8 | 2013-071A | 03.12.2013 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.1(ex) |
The satellite is in a geostationary orbit, which allows it to remain fixed in relation to a particular spot on the Earth’s surface at 95° East longitude because it revolves around the planet with the same speed and direction as the planet’s rotation. This makes it possible to offer consistent and dependable communication services to the regions it covers.
SES-8 @ 95° E | Frequency List
| Frequency Beam EIRP (dBW) | System SR FEC | Logo SID | Provider Name Channel Name | ONID-TID Compression Format | VPID | C/N lock Audio | Encryption | Source Updated | |
| 12464 H tp SAHF10 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 43000 3/4 |  | Dish TV India | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 220529 | |||
| Frequency Beam EIRP (dBW) | System SR FEC | Logo SID | Provider Name Channel Name | ONID-TID Compression Format | VPID | C/N lock Audio | Encryption | Source Updated | |
| 12535 V tp SEVC1 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 43200 3/4 | | Dish TV India | 1-200 | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 220529 | ||
| 12595 V tp SEVC3 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 40700 3/4 | | Dish TV India | 1-100 | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 220529 | ||
| 12647 H tp SEHC6 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 30000 3/4 | | Dish TV India | 1-1000 | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 230408 | ||
| 33098 | [Recharge Now info card] | 8098 | 8080 | ||||||
| 33285 | Zee News | 3967 | 3968 Hin | ||||||
| 12688 V tp SEVC7 South Asia 53 | DVB-S 27500 5/6 | | Dish TV India | 1-700 | 6.5 | Conax | DX Bozóth 230404 | ||
| Dish TV India promo | MPEG-2/SD | 8087 | 9088 | ||||||
| 12688 H tp SEHC8 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 32000 3/4 | | Dish TV India | 1-1200 | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 220529 | ||
| 12729 V tp SEVC9 South Asia 53 | DVB-S2 8PSK 32700 3/4 | | Dish TV India | 1-1300 | 7.9 | Conax | N Stanislav 230408 | ||
| Dish TV India promo | 3652 | 3653 |