SES 9

Prime manufacturer	Boeing Satellite Systems
Platform	Boeing 702HP
Operator	SES World Skies (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites])
Mass at launch	5271 kg
Dry Mass	2835 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Ku-band
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power	12700 W
Design lifetime	15 yrs

SES-9 is a geostationary satellite designed to provide communications connectivity over Southeast, Asia, India, Australia and the Indian Ocean. SES 9′s Ku-band communications payload will broadcast television programming across Southeast Asia, replacing the NSS 11 satellite launched on a Proton rocket in 2000. SES 9 will be the company′s largest satellite serving the Asian market, according to Halliwell. Up to 22 million homes across the Asia-Pacific, clustered in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and India, will receive high-definition television programming via SES 9. The new telecom platform will also connect ships in the Indian Ocean to communications networks and provide in-flight entertainment for airline passengers in Southeast Asia.

Falcon 9 rocket F9-022 was launched from Space Launch Complex 40 on Mar 4, 2016. The first stage flew to an apogee of around 160 km and descended 660 km downrange to crash on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" at about 73.8W 28.3N, in a technology test to develop experience for future landing attempts.
The second stage accelerated to reach a 160 x 531 km x 28.5 deg parking orbit at 2344 UTC and then reignited at 0002 UTC Mar 5 to reach a 334 x 40648 km x 28.0 deg transfer orbit.
The SES-9 payload separated at 0006 UTC. It is a Boeing 702HP satellite with a mass of about 5270 kg and a Ku-band communications payload for delivery of services to Asia and the Indian Ocean from 108.2E.
By Mar 14, SES-9 was in a 28569 x 41649 km x 0.5 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR723,725), #226, #228 - update: 15.04.17