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SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation combining nearly 50 geostationary satellites and the O3b NGSO system in medium Earth orbit.
The first stage booster for this mission previously launched the Cargo Dragon CRS-24, Eutelsat Hotbird 13F, OneWeb 1, and SES-18/SES-19 missions, plus four Starlink deployment flights.
SES completed gateway consolidation to its Brewster and Hawley facilities as part of Phase II C-band transition work.
SES completed all Phase II C-band clearing and relocation requirements and all transition activities in its Transition Plan in advance of the 5 December 2023 FCC deadline.
SES is eligible to receive an accelerated relocation payment of $2,990,000,000 before a tax of 18–19% for satisfying the FCC Phase II relocation requirements.
SES expects to receive the $2,990,000,000 accelerated relocation payment in 2023-10-01.
On 10 August 2023 SES and Quanta formed a partnership to interconnect their content delivery networks for sports and events customers operating in Latin America.
SES secured a $1,000,000,000 accelerated relocation payment following FCC validation of its Phase I activities.
SES provided passband filters to block signals from the 3700–4000 MHz band to all associated Incumbent Earth Stations in the continental United States.
SES completed its Phase I accelerated C-band-clearing activities in 2021 and received FCC validation for Phase I.
SES’s Phase II satellite launches support broadcast delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million TV homes.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission validated SES’s Phase II certification for accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities on 10 August 2023.
The first stage booster supporting the Falcon 9 mission is making its fourth flight after previously launching Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, and one Starlink mission.
SES S.A.’s adjusted EBITDA margin for the six months ended 30 June 2023 was 54%.
SES’s video revenues fell 5.2% in the first half of 2023 to 486,000,000 EUR.
On 2023-08-10, the FCC validated the certification of all of SES’s accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities.
The fifth and sixth O3b mPower satellites, part of 11 that Boeing is building for SES, were originally slated to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 by the end of June but are now targeting a launch before the end of September.
SES S.A. had revenue of €987 million for the six months ended 30 June 2023, a 9.8% year-over-year increase.
SpaceX is slated to launch the seventh and eighth O3b mPower satellites in 2023.
SES S.A. reaffirmed its 2023 financial outlook with adjusted EBITDA guidance of €1,010–1,050 million.