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GovSat-1

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Payloads
1 Assets
Assets deployed on this mission
GovSat-1 (SES-16)
active
Launch Details

Launch Date

1/31/2018

Launch Site

CC LC40

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Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9 FT3 (Falcon 9 Family)

Mission Stats
Orbit
N/A
Operator
Unknown
Price (Est)
Secret
Payload Count
1
Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

GovSat-1 is a satellite operated by Luxembourg with fleet operator SES.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceNov 6, 2018

GovSat provided a dedicated Military Ka-band beam onboard the GovSat-1 satellite for the demonstration.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceAug 13, 2021

The EMSA agreement includes access to the GovSat-1 satellite’s military Ka-band and GovSat’s secure mission operations center in Europe.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceMar 30, 2022

GovSat-1 features high-power X-band and Military Ka-band beams.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceJun 28, 2023

The GovSat-1 satellite operates in the X-band and military Ka-band.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceJun 28, 2023

GovSat-1 features high-power X-band and Military Ka-band beams.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceJul 5, 2023

The new ground stations will be used for Luxembourg’s GovSat-1 satellite services in X-band and Military Ka-band frequencies.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceFeb 22, 2024

The new ground stations will be used for Luxembourg’s GovSat-1 satellite services in X-band and Military Ka-band frequencies.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceFeb 26, 2024

The new ground stations will be used for Luxembourg’s GovSat-1 satellite services in X-band and Military Ka-band frequencies.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceFeb 27, 2024

Telespazio France will supply capacity on GovSat-1 for French government entities by the end of 2018.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceNov 6, 2018

SES Space & Defense will supply DoD X-band communications provided by the GovSat-1 satellite.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceJun 28, 2023

SES Space & Defense will leverage the GovSat-1 satellite, which features high-power X-band and Military Ka-band beams, to provide secure satellite communications service for the BPA.

Mentioned as: GovSat-1SourceJun 29, 2023