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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Thales Alenia Space offered the fastest delivery schedule for SES’s C-band procurement but did not provide stacking capability.
SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation aims to deliver high-speed connectivity services from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second to a single site.
The Carrier and Wholesale Services division of e& partnered with Microsoft and SES to host a co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah.
e& Carrier and Wholesale Services partnered with Microsoft and SES to host a co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah.
O3b mPOWER is a second-generation medium earth orbit system that will operate at around 8,0 m above the Earth’s surface.
O3b mPOWER is designed to deliver multiple gigabits-per-second of data services to customers in remote and underserved regions across the Middle East, Central Asia, and beyond.
SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO constellation aims to deliver connectivity speeds from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second to a single site.
SES took an initial stake in O3b in 2009 and took full ownership of O3b in 2016 during Karim Michel Sabbagh’s tenure as CEO of SES.
The Atlas V delivered SES-20 and SES-21 to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,483 km (35,888 km) above the equator.
The 2021 demos in Kazakhstan recorded satellite speeds of 380 Mbps downlink and 120 Mbps uplink using SES’s first-generation O3b satellites.
The joint services from RCSC and SES will be delivered via O3b mPOWER, SES’s second-generation non-geostationary satellite system.
SES and RCSC will build an in-country gateway in the Almaty region to enable Kazakhstan-based companies to deploy and leverage O3b mPOWER connectivity.
O3b mPOWER is scheduled to launch in 2022-10-01 and is a satellite communication system operating in medium Earth orbit (MEO).
O3b mPOWER launched in 2022-10-01.
SES organized a series of 0.003 kg and 0.004 kg demonstrations with leading mobile network operators such as Kcell to showcase O3b mPOWER’s ability to expand local networks with satellite-enabled connectivity.
In 2021, SES and RCSC conducted demonstrations connecting remote villages in Kazakhstan using SES’s first-generation O3b satellites.
In 2021 SES and RCSC conducted demos connecting remote villages in Kazakhstan using SES’s first-generation O3b satellites.
The connectivity services for Kazakhstan will be delivered via O3b mPOWER, SES’s second-generation non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite system.
SES will implement the EAGLE-1 project in partnership with ESA, the European Commission, and the Luxembourg government.
ESA is leading the EAGLE-1 project with partial financing from the European Commission and implementation by SES.