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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SES acquired its medium Earth orbit (MEO) business in 2016 when it combined with O3b Networks.
SES expects to bring its upgraded O3b mPower constellation into service in the second quarter of 2023.
Gilat’s SkyEdge IV platform was selected for SES’s geostationary very high throughput satellite SES-17.
The multimillion-dollar orders from SES to Gilat are follow-on orders stemming from the strategic partnership that selected Gilat’s SkyEdge IV platform for SES’s O3b mPOWER system and SES-17.
Cobham Satcom worked closely with SES to test and validate the Sea Tel 2400 for compatibility with SES’s GEO and MEO network.
The Sea Tel 2400 has been successfully tested on SES’s O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) system.
LiveU provides 24/7 support and service for customers using the joint SES–LiveU solution.
Jim Hooper has been with SES GS since 2010 and has led sales and business development programs for U.S. and allied governments that included hosted payloads, complex solutions, new satellites, and satellite constellations.
Ben Pigsley will lead business development efforts to leverage and expand SES GS satellite communications and networking capabilities for Military Services, Combatant Commands, and other Defense Agencies.
SES GS acquired DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) from Leonardo DRS for $450,000,000.
SES has been connecting Royal Caribbean International ships since 2013 using its O3b Networks medium Earth orbit constellation.
Royal Caribbean International has an agreement to use O3b mPower, SES’ upgraded medium Earth orbit constellation that SES expects to bring into service in the second quarter of 2023.
SES-20 and SES-21 are the first commercial satellites Boeing delivered since the start of the global pandemic.
Boeing delivered SES-20 and SES-21 in little over two years from contract signing to delivery.
Planet Labs will work with SES Government Solutions to develop and demonstrate an always-on low-latency connectivity solution enabled by SES’s multi-orbit fleet of geostationary (GEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellations.
Boeing has delivered two satellites for SES to the firm’s launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of their upcoming launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Boeing delivered SES-20 and SES-21 as its first commercial satellites since the start of the global pandemic.
The SES satellites are equipped with C-band payloads that will operate over the continental United States.
Intelsat and SES ordered 13 satellites in 2020 from Boeing, Maxar, Northrop Grumman, and Thales Alenia Space as part of C-band clearing efforts.
SES had planned to deploy six of 11 Boeing-built O3b mPower satellites across three SpaceX launches originally scheduled between July and September 2022.