Q: What is the purpose of SES-23?

A: SES-23 is a high-throughput communications satellite designed to provide telecommunications services from geostationary orbit for SES S.A.

A: The satellite was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space, using the Spacebus-4000B2 platform.

Q: When was SES-23 constructed?

A: Construction of SES-23 began in June 2021, though its launch date is not yet specified in the available sources.

SES-23

planned high-throughput geostationary communications satellite operated by SES

Vehicle communications_satellite Q126125558

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Instance of: communications satellite, geostationary satellite, proposed entity^[3]^[4]
Country: United States^[2]
Country of origin: France^[7]
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space^[6]
Mass: 3,500 kg^[13]
Operator: SES S.A.^[5]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array, S400^[8]^[9]
Satellite of: geostationary orbit
Significant event: construction (2021–present)^[12]
Spacecraft bus: Spacebus-4000B2^[11]
Type of orbit: geostationary orbit^[10]

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Instance of 2

communications satellite, geostationary satellite

Country 1

United States

Country of origin 1

France

Manufacturer 1

Thales Alenia Space

Operator 1

SES S.A.

spacecraft solar array

Significant event 1

construction

Spacecraft bus 1

Spacebus-4000B2

Type of orbit 1

geostationary orbit

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Summary

SES-23 is a communications satellite^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ SES-23 — country (P17): United States. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ SES-23 — instance of (P31): geostationary satellite. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ SES-23 — instance of (P31): proposed entity. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ SES-23 — operator (P137): SES S.A.. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ SES-23 — manufacturer (P176): Thales Alenia Space. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ SES-23 — country of origin (P495): France. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ SES-23 — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ SES-23 — powered by (P516): S400. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ SES-23 — type of orbit (P522): geostationary orbit. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ SES-23 — spacecraft bus (P707): Spacebus-4000B2. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ SES-23 — significant event (P793): construction. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ SES-23 — mass (P2067): 3500 kg. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ SES-23 is an instance of communications satellite (Q149918) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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