2011-035A
Launch 2011 on Proton dual with Kazsat-2. SES World Skies/Princeton (former Americom) satellite. Orbital Star-2.4E bus. Mass 3170 kg launch, 3112 kg separated.
Procured on orbit by SESSL, then transferred to SESWS. Former AMC 5R. Carried C and Ku band payload as well as military Ka-band.
Upper stage Briz-M no. 99519
After initial checkout at 77W in Jul-Aug 2011, SES-3 was moved to 98W from Sep 19 to Dec 14. Here it provided an SES in-orbit spare and to bring into use the EchoStar USATSAT-70V Ka-band service until Echostar 17 entered service in Oct 2012.
It was then drifted around the planet to 108E, where it stayed from Feb 2012 to 2012 Jul under the control of SES/Gibraltar. Its next location was at 103W starting at 2012 Sep 26.
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 2011 Jul 15 | 2316:10 | Launch by Proton-M 93518 |
| | | T+2:00 St 1 sep |
| | | T+5:25 St 2 sep |
| | | T+5:50 Fairing sep |
| | 2325:45 | T+9:35 St 3 sep | -477 x 189 x 48.0 |
| | 2327:59 | T+11:49 MES-1 |
| | 2333:17 | T+17:07 MECO-1 | 133 x 273 x 48.0 |
| 2011 Jul 16 |
| | 0022:18 | T+1:06:08 MES-2 |
| | 0039:29 | T+1:23:19 MECO-2 | 240 x 5000 x 46.8 |
| | 0243:28 | T+3:27:18 MES-3 |
| | 0258:52 | T+3:42:42 MECO-3 |
| | 0259:52 | T+3:43:42 APT sep | 341 x 25235 x 45.7 |
| | 0301:19 | T+3:45:09 MES-4 |
| | 0303:16 | T+3:47:06 MECO-4 | 380 x 35289 x 45.6 |
| | 0659:14 | T+7:43:04 MES-5 |
| | 0704:33 | T+7:48:23 MECO-5 |
| | 0717:10 | T+8:01:00 SES-3 sep | 3690 x 35786 x 24.7 |
| | 0812:00 | T+8:55:50 PS Adapter sep |
| | 0822:33 | T+9:06:23 MES-6 |
| | 0827:08 | T+9:10:58 MECO-6 |
| | 0840:10 | T+9:24:00 Kazsat-2 sep |
| | 1046 | T+11:30 SOZ sep burn |
| | 1151 | T+12:35 SOZ depletion burn |
| 2011 Jul 17 | | | 698.76 3683 x 35728 x 24.7 |
| 2011 Jul 18 | | | 797.14 8447 x 35753 x 14.8 |
| 2011 Jul 18 | | | 1036.21 19325 x 35758 x 5.3 |
| 2011 Jul 22 | | | 1240.43 27960 x 35767 x 2.0 |
| 2011 Jul 25 | | | 1431.70 35619 x 35781 x 0.1 GEO 79.5W+1.1E/d |
| 2011 Jul 29 | | 1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 77.2W+0.0W/d |
| 2011 Aug 26 | | | 1435.95 35775 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 77.2W |
| 2011 Aug 26 | | Move out |
| 2011 Sep 1 | | | 1439.41 35849 x 35853 x 0.1 GEO 83.6W+0.8W/d |
| 2011 Sep 19 | | Arrive 98W |
| 2011 Sep 21 | | | 1436.07 35773 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 98.9W |
| 2011 Dec 11 | | | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 98.8W |
| 2011 Dec 14 | | Move out |
| 2012 Feb 1 | | | 1420.86 35398 x 35577 x 0.0 GEO 95.2E+3.8E/d |
| 2012 Feb 6 | | Arrive 108E |
| 2012 Feb 7 | | | 1436.07 35775 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 108.3E |
| 2012 Jun 28 | | | 1436.11 35785 x 35788 x 0.1 GEO 108.2E |
| 2012 Jul 5 | | Move out |
| 2012 Aug 28 | | | 1446.34 35981 x 35991 x 0.0 GEO 40.3W+2.5W/d |
| 2012 Sep 26 | | Move in | 1436.13 35777x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 103.1W |
| 2012 Nov 7 | | | 1436.09 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 103.1W |