Registry/103°W

North America · West

103°W

SES is the registry operator, with 6 satellites on station and an FCC license (7 rows).

Occupancy ±0.4°: DirecTV 3/6 · SES 3/6. Window majority is not the registry operator.

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record)FCC ×7

TLE as of 2026-09-23. FCC SSAL stale (2026-04-30). UCS 2023-04-07.

Occupancy

On station

6 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority DirecTV (3/6).

Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback) · Sep 23, 2026

Registry operator: SES
Window majority: DirecTV
Operator mix: DirecTV 3/6 · SES 3/6
Country: Luxembourg
Purpose: Communications
Status: On station
Position source: 5 TLE / 1 UCS fallback
Remaining life: Late life · ~3.8y remaining (n=6)
Coverage proxy: North America · GDP 1.60 · pop 1.10

Source operator strings (UCS)

DirecTV: DirecTV, Inc.
SES: SES S.A.

Co-located satellites (6)

Satellite	Operator	Purpose	UCS lon	TLE lon	Δ	TLE epoch	Launched
SES-20 TLE occupancy	SES	Communications	103.0°W	103.1°W	0.1°	2026-09-23 (2d)	2022
SES-18 TLE occupancy	SES	Communications	103.0°W	103.1°W	0.1°	2026-09-23 (2d)	2023
SES-3 TLE occupancy	SES	Communications	103.0°W	103.0°W	0.0°	2026-09-23 (2d)	2011
DirecTV-15 TLE occupancy	DirecTV	Communications	103.0°W	102.9°W	0.1°	2026-09-22 (3d)	2015
DirecTV-10 UCS fallback	DirecTV	Communications	102.7°W	—	—	—	2007
DirecTV-12 TLE occupancy	DirecTV	Communications	102.8°W	102.7°W	0.1°	2026-09-23 (2d)	2009

Rights

License / FCC

brought into use

7 FCC rows

FCC SSAL + UCS occupancy · Apr 30, 2026

Recorded rights (FCC)

Recorded public layers only. FCC SSAL when present; otherwise inferred administration/operator. ITU SNS is not ingested. The Unrecorded chip is not a filled filing row.

National administration
V
U.S.A.
FCC lists administration as U.S.A..
FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
recorded
Operator license
V
3 FCC licensees
7 FCC authorizations · SES (SES Americom, Inc.); DISH (DISH Operating L.L.C.); DirecTV (DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC) · S3098, S3096, S2892, E140100, S2930, S2641, S2797. Not a single-holder deed.
FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
recorded

FCC / license signals (7)

Satellite	Licensee	Service	Call sign
SES-20	SES	FSS	S3098
SES-18	SES	FSS	S3096
SES-3	SES	FSS	S2892
CIEL-6i	DISH	BSS	E140100
DIRECTV D15	DirecTV	BSS / FSS	S2930
DIRECTV D10	DirecTV	FSS	S2641
DIRECTV D12	DirecTV	BSS / FSS	S2797

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026 · class V

Freshness

TLE epoch

2026-09-23

FCC SSAL 2026-04-30 is stale. UCS vintage 2023-04-07.

FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026

Congestion 78 · Critical · 6 co-located

Clarke congestion v0 ← TLE-primary occupancy longitudes · Sep 23, 2026

Labeled model. Not a live market price.

Implied fair value

Fair value (v0)

$175M

medium · $114M–$236M CI · labeled model

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Sep 23, 2026

No trade tape. Seeded model-path sparklines are Experimental, not default Terminal.

Arc desirability	North America	×1.60
Coverage (GDP/pop)	North America · GDP 1.60 · pop 1.10	×1.11
Occupancy	6 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)	×1.72
Remaining life	Late life · ~3.8y remaining (n=6)	×0.96
Operator	Tier-1 operator	×1.30
Spectrum	No band data (UCS-derived)	×1.00
Scarcity	Congestion score 78	×1.39
License / BIU	Brought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access	×1.10

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Valuation v0 is a model-based implied fair-value range from public registry data, not a live market price, appraisal, or offer to transact. Methodology · Valuation v0 · Data trust

Nearest comps

Positions outside this slot's ±0.4° occupancy window. Not transaction comps.

Slot	Operator	Δ	Sats	Cong.	Fair value
104.1°W	US DoD	1.1°	1	45	n/c
104.7°W	NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)	1.7°	4	60	n/c
101.2°W	SES	1.8°	4	68	$176M
104.9°W	SES S.A./EchoStar Satellite Services, LLC	1.9°	4	50	$127M
105°W	SES	2.0°	4	48	$126M
101°W	SES	2.0°	4	65	$174M

ExperimentalSeeded v0 model path (not trades)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Model backfill. Not observed trades, not a price index.

$176M

2026-09-15 · synthesized · model backfill, not trades

Free seats see a 7-day backfill. Pro unlocks 30-day persisted model path.

ExperimentalUnrecorded layers (ITU SNS not ingested; sub-lease stub)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Quarantined stubs. Not filled panels. ITU SNS is not ingested in this product. These rows reserve the rights-chain shape; they are not live filings or named lessees.

ITU filing
S
Not recorded in Clarke
ITU SNS is not ingested. This flag is not a network name, not brought-into-use evidence, and not a filled filing row. Quarantined stub. A filled ITU network panel would look like a deed; this row is not one.
Clarke stub (ITU SNS not ingested) · Apr 30, 2026 · ITU filing: not recorded in Clarke
stub
Sub-lease / capacity lease
S
No public sub-lease registry
Quarantined stub. There is no public feed of transponder or payload sub-leases. This layer is reserved for operator-disclosed or future marketplace filings and is not a named lessee.
Clarke stub · Apr 30, 2026 · Unknown. Not mocked as a named lessee
stub

ExperimentalSimulated capacity book (not a market)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU SNS is not ingested.

Simulated capacity book

SIMULATED capacity book — not live bids, offers, or trades. Derived from valuation v0 and congestion so the strip can be read; it is not a marketplace.

36 MHz transponder-equivalent · USD (simulated) · spread 8.3% · Sep 23, 2026

Bids

$168M

107 MHz

$163M

71 MHz

$159M

36 MHz

Asks

$182M

86 MHz

$187M

64 MHz

$191M

43 MHz