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 Lite Sat 2.2A terminal delivers 50 Mbps on a Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) GEO network and up to 600×600 Mbps on SES’s O3b MEO system.
SES Government Solutions developed Hydra as a Common Operational Picture platform built exclusively to serve the U.S. Government and military.
USSI Global supported approximately 600 Phase I Incumbent Earth Station site transitions for SES and helped SES meet its Phase I clearing goal.
USSI Global supported SES in successfully completing all Phase I accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities.
The collaboration agreement between SES and RCSC signed earlier 2021 covers tests demonstrating the benefits of SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) networks and the upcoming O3b mPOWER communications system.
The 380 Mbps downlink and 120 Mbps uplink achieved via SES’s O3b constellation are the highest satellite-recorded internet speeds in Kazakhstan.
SES’s second-generation MEO system, O3b mPOWER, is scheduled to be operational next year and will multiply delivered capacity and provide significantly higher and more flexible bandwidth.
During the demonstration, SES’s O3b satellite constellation delivered 380 Mbps downlink and 120 Mbps uplink.
SES selected Thales Alenia Space to build the ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q spacecraft for a 2024 launch to 19.2 degrees East to serve major broadcasters across Germany, France, and Spain.
SES operates about 50 geostationary satellites plus 20 O3b broadband medium Earth orbit satellites located about 8,0 m above the equator.
SES plans to enable customer roaming between SES-17 and the O3b mPower constellation to improve low-latency services.
SES expects the O3b mPower upgraded broadband constellation to begin deployment to medium Earth orbit early in 2022 and to start service before the end of 2022.
Dish Mexico will leverage SES’s direct-to-home (DTH) and over-the-top (OTT) offerings to deliver greater content choice and seamless functionality to subscribers nationwide.
The Isotropic Systems terminal established multiple simultaneous, full-performance link connections with SES satellites by linking to a geostationary satellite while simultaneously connected with an O3b satellite in medium Earth orbit.
SES integrates its geostationary satellites with its second-generation O3b mPOWER medium Earth orbit system to provide low-latency, high-throughput services.
SES plans to integrate its geostationary spacecraft with O3b mPower and aims to start deploying O3b mPower to medium Earth orbit early next year.
SES and Isotropic Systems tested a versatile antenna capable of simultaneously connecting to SES geostationary satellites and an O3b satellite in medium Earth orbit.
SES designed SES-17 in concert with a virtualized ground network developed in partnership with Microsoft to enable customer roaming between SES-17 and O3b mPower.
SES and SnT have collaborated on projects with the European Space Agency, the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, and on national 0.005 kg testbed programs.
The SES–SnT agreement provides for joint use of facilities at both institutions’ sites to expand and strengthen their long-term partnership.