Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SES-3 & KazSat-2
Status: Success | Launched: Jul 15, 2011 23:16 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: International Launch Services (Commercial)
- Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
SES-3 is a geostationary communications satellite, providing broadcasting and network services to North America. It was launched alongside with the kazakh communications satellite KazSat-2, which replaced previously lost KazSat-1 and covers Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 200/39 (200L)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.