Société Européenne des Satellites
SES S.A. is a Luxembourgish communications satellite operator and a global leader in content and connectivity solutions, owning and operating over 70 satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO). They deliver video and data connectivity worldwide to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments, and institutions. SES's major projects include operating the European Astra TV satellites and the O3b mPOWER data satellites, and they have partnerships with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and the US Army. Associated keywords: satellite communications, GEO, MEO, connectivity, Luxembourg.
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The first stage booster supporting the SES ASTRA 1P mission is flying for the ninth time after previous launches including Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, 2024-06-20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX targeted Tuesday, 2024-06-18 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The SES ASTRA 1P mission will launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The Falcon 9 for the SES ASTRA 1P mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch window for the SES ASTRA 1P mission is two hours and 49 minutes and opens at 5:35 p.m. ET.
The first stage booster for the SES ASTRA 1P mission previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
SES was one of six companies awarded Communications Services Project contracts in 2022, which together were worth a total of $279,000,000 to demonstrate commercial alternatives to NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
SES Space & Defense partnered with Planet Labs to demonstrate data relay services using SES’s O3b mPOWER satellite constellation in Medium Earth Orbit and Planet’s Low Earth Orbit flight-representative terminal.
ThinKom’s antenna will connect via an SES terminal to provide multi-orbit SATCOM service using SES GEO satellites and the O3b classic and mPOWER MEO constellations.
SES will deliver connectivity services throughout Uzbekistan via its geostationary satellite NSS-12 under an agreement with UZ-SAT.
SES is working with Safran Passenger Innovations to offer SES Open Orbits™ on Boeing aircraft through the Boeing TSA process.
The first stage booster previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, and six Starlink missions.
Starlink partnered with geostationary and medium Earth orbit operator SES last year to jointly serve cruise line operators.
SES plans to spend around $3,000,000,000 of cash in its proposed acquisition of Intelsat.
SES and Intelsat agreed on the acquisition on 2024-04-30.
SES S.A. will acquire Intelsat S.A. through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l.
Boeing worked closely with SES to determine the cause of the power issue, implement remedies for the on-orbit satellites, and fix the problem for additional mPower satellites being built.
By end-2026, seven new MEO O3b mPOWER satellites are expected to be launched for the combined company.
SES will acquire 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for $3,100,000,000 (2,800,000,000 EUR) plus certain contingent value rights.