Registry/40.5°W

Atlantic / Latin America · West

40.5°W

SES is the registry operator, with 2 satellites on station and an FCC license (2 rows).

Occupancy ±0.4°: NASA 1/2 · SES 1/2. Window majority is not the registry operator.

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record)FCC ×2

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

Occupancy

On station
2 satellites

±0.4° TLE-primary. Majority NASA (1/2).

Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback) · Sep 23, 2026
Registry operator
SES
Window majority
NASA
Operator mix
NASA 1/2 · SES 1/2
Country
Luxembourg
Purpose
Communications
Status
On station
Position source
1 TLE / 1 UCS fallback
Remaining life
Life-extended / past UCS design life · ~-6.3y (n=2)
Coverage proxy
Latin America / Atlantic · GDP 1.05 · pop 1.15
Source operator strings (UCS)
  • NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • SES: SES S.A.

Co-located satellites (2)

SatelliteLaunched
TDRS-10 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-J)
UCS fallback
2002
SES-6
TLE occupancy
2013

Rights

License / FCC
brought into use

2 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.

  1. National administration
    V
    U.S.A.

    FCC lists administration as U.S.A..

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded
  2. Operator license
    V
    2 FCC licensees

    2 FCC authorizations · NASA (SpaceData International LLC (NASA)); SES (New Skies Satellites B.V.) · N/A, S2870. Not a single-holder deed.

    FCC Approved Space Station List · Apr 30, 2026
    recorded

FCC / license signals (2)

SatelliteCall sign
TDRSS (TDRS-41 / TDRS-12)N/A
SES-6S2870

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 28 · Low · 2 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)
$66M

medium · $43M–$89M CI · labeled model

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Sep 23, 2026

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

Arc desirabilityLatin America / Atlantic×1.20
Coverage (GDP/pop)Latin America / Atlantic · GDP 1.05 · pop 1.15×1.03
Occupancy2 co-located satellites (TLE-primary ±0.4°)×1.24
Remaining lifeLife-extended / past UCS design life · ~-6.3y (n=2)×0.88
OperatorTier-1 operator×1.30
SpectrumNo band data (UCS-derived)×1.00
ScarcityCongestion score 28×1.14
License / BIUBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access×1.10
Driver breakdown is Pro

Full driver breakdown, compare, export+, and API sit behind a Terminal seat.

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.

SlotΔSatsCong.Fair value
41.1°W0.6°228n/c
38.9°W1.6°128n/c
42.5°W2.0°128n/c
43.2°W2.7°130$70M
37.6°W2.9°230$67M
37.4°W3.1°230$67M
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.

$67M
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.

  1. 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
  2. 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 11.3% · Sep 23, 2026
Bids
$62M
80 MHz
$61M
53 MHz
$59M
27 MHz
Asks
$70M
64 MHz
$71M
48 MHz
$73M
32 MHz

Provenance · occupancy TLE-primary Sep 23, 2026 · UCS catalog Apr 7, 2023 · FCC SSAL Apr 30, 2026 · valuation v0 Sep 23, 2026 · snapshots seeded 2026-09-15 (model path, not trades)

Default Terminal is occupancy + FCC + freshness + labeled model. ITU SNS is not ingested (Unrecorded in Clarke). Simulated book, ITU/sub-lease stubs, and seeded sparklines are Experimental. Not financial advice.