[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] SpaceX <\/b>and SES <\/b>have established Feb. 24 as the mutually agreed date for the launch of SES 9, with Feb. 25 as the backup date. SES 9 is slated to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission was previously expected in 2015, then in mid-January this year. SpaceX is currently completing an extended series of testing and pre-flight validation in advance of the launch, which will take place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.<\/p>\n
SpaceX is supporting a mission modification to reduce the time needed for SES 9 to reach its orbital slot, keeping the Operational Service Date (OSD) in the third quarter of 2016, as previously anticipated. SES 9 sports a hybrid propulsion system, and will use a chemical bi-propellant apogee motor to quickly achieve a 24-hour synchronous orbit first, before switching to electric propulsion to circularize the final orbit and remove eccentricity at 36,000 kilometers over the equator. Subsequent on-orbit maneuvers will be executed with electric propulsion.<\/p>\n
Built by Boeing<\/b>, SES 9 is designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit with a 12.7-kilowatt payload and 57 high-power Ku-band transponders (equivalent to 81 \u00d7 36 MHz transponders). The satellite will be positioned at 108.2 degrees east to provide both replacement and incremental capacity over Asia. The spacecraft will be collocated with SES 7, reaching fast-growing markets including South Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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