SES MPOWER-A F1

SES MPOWER-A F1 is an active satellite operated by SES, launched on 2022-12-16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It orbits in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at altitudes between 8,057 km and 8,075 km with an inclination of 0.1°. It travels at approximately 18,916 km/h (5.25 km/s), completing one full orbit every 4 hours 48 minutes — that’s roughly 5.00 orbits per day. It is part of the Ses constellation group. Orbital Radar tracks SES MPOWER-A F1 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

SES MPOWER-A F1 orbits at an average altitude of 8,066 km in Medium Earth Orbit, the region between LEO and GEO (2,000–35,786 km). MEO’s higher altitude gives each satellite a much larger ground footprint than LEO, meaning fewer spacecraft are needed for global coverage — but signal latency is higher and radiation from the Van Allen belts is a significant design constraint. Within ±50 km of SES MPOWER-A F1’s average altitude, there are currently 31 active payloads and 5 tracked debris or rocket body fragments. This is a relatively sparse altitude band, containing less than 1% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 0.1°, SES MPOWER-A F1 passes over latitudes between 0.1°N and 0.1°S, concentrating coverage over equatorial and near-equatorial regions. Low-inclination orbits maximise revisit rates over specific tropical zones. SES operates approximately 77 active satellites in total, of which 10 share a similar altitude band with SES MPOWER-A F1.