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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NorthStar and SES plan to leverage their complementary expertise and satellite networks to optimize cutting-edge Space Situational Awareness services.
The collaboration between NorthStar and SES aims to significantly increase the precision of resident space object (RSO) tracking.
The agreement follows a previous announcement by NorthStar and SES to collaborate on creating a more sustainable space environment.
The agreement reinforces NorthStar and SES’s commitment to leading responsible practices in space.
NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. and SES have signed an agreement to collaborate on nexgen commercial Space Situational Awareness services.
Intelsat decided to pull out of merger talks with SES on 2023-06-21.
NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. and SES signed an agreement in Luxembourg on 26 June 2023 to collaborate on the implementation of next-generation commercial Space Situational Awareness services.
On 22 June 2023 in Luxembourg, NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. and SES signed an agreement to collaborate on the implementation of next-generation commercial Space Situational Awareness services.
On 2023-06-15, Luxembourg approved a program to carve out capacity from the O3b mPower medium Earth orbit broadband network for the country and NATO allies.
O3b mPower is slated to provide initial services 2023 following the launch of two more satellites.
As of 2023-06-12, the fifth and sixth O3b mPower satellites were still undergoing tests at manufacturing facilities in El Segundo, California.
SpaceX had been slated to launch the fifth and sixth of 11 Boeing-built O3b mPower satellites from Florida in early June.
The U.S. Space Force allocated $59,000,000 in its proposed 2024 budget to buy services from O3b mPower.
Luxembourg’s government is acquiring 195,000,000 EUR of O3b mPower capacity under the 10-year MEO Global Services (MGS) program targeting defense, security, and disaster recovery missions.
SES is planning to deploy initial services in summer 2023 from its upgraded MEO network after launching two additional O3b mPower satellites.
Boeing prepared to ship the fifth and sixth of 11 O3b mPower satellites it is building for SES in May for a SpaceX launch in early June 2023.
The second pair of O3b mPower satellites are in their orbit-raising phase following their 2023-04-28 launch.
The O3b mPOWER system is scheduled to be introduced later 2023 and is designed to deliver connectivity services ranging from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second for DoD customers.
Aerkomm Taiwan will offer high-throughput, ultra-flexible, carrier-grade connectivity services delivered via O3b mPOWER from remote regions across Taiwan.
SES’s O3b and O3b mPOWER constellations operating in medium Earth orbit provide connectivity services commercially in Taiwan to Aerkomm Taiwan’s government customers.