No public orbit · Luxembourg
SES-16 (GOVSAT-1)
SES-16 (GOVSAT-1), NORAD 43178, is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.
Orbit
No public orbit
The public catalogue lists no orbit for it, not even its height and tilt (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). azmth draws nothing for it.
Catalogue status: CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026
Catalogue
- Country
- Luxembourg
- From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
- Launched
- 31 Jan 2018
- COSPAR ID
- 2018-013A
- NORAD ID
- 43178
Luxembourg's UN registration gives its orbit as about 35,752 to 35,820 km up, tilted 0.1°, 1,435.8 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1043, 29 Jun 2022). Its current orbit is not published. Luxembourg gives its function as “Government and institutional communication services”.
Who operates it
Independent assessment
GCAT classes it as a commercial satellite for communications, lists its owner as LuxGovSat S.A. and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).
Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.
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