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Satellite operators such as SES are required to transition existing services from the lower 300 MHz to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum to make room for 0.005 kg.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched SES-20 and SES-21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2022-10-04 at 5:36 local time.
SES-22 was the first C-band satellite launched as part of SES’s U.S. C-band clearing effort on 2022-06-29.
United Launch Alliance provided launch services for SES’s C-band transition effort to meet the FCC objective to deploy 0.005 kg service across the U.S.
The Atlas V mission deployed SES-20 and SES-21 at 35,888 km above the equator with an inclination of 1.9 degrees.
SES launched SES-20 and SES-21 as part of an FCC program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.
SES and Intelsat unlocked more than $2,000,000,000 in combined proceeds from the FCC after meeting the regulator’s first major C-band clearing deadline last year.
The Atlas V delivered SES-20 and SES-21 to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,483 km (35,888 km) above the equator.
SES-22 was the first C-band satellite launched for SES’s U.S. C-band clearing effort on 2022-06-29.
Delivering SES-20 and SES-21 to 35,888 km and 1.9 degrees inclination will reduce the time required for the satellites to reach their final orbits using onboard electric propulsion by several months.
SES is eligible for a maximum of $3,970,000,000 in FCC incentive payments if it fully vacates the lower 300 MHz slice of C-band by 2023-12-05.
SES and Intelsat have ordered a combined total of 13 C-band replacement satellites to clear spectrum for mobile operators.
SES lost a 2022-09-30 court ruling in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in its claim against Intelsat seeking $1,800,000,000 over an alleged agreement to equally share C-band clearing proceeds.
SES plans to deploy two more satellites by early next year to remain on pace to claim the maximum FCC C-band clearing payout.
SpaceX is slated to launch two more C-band replacement satellites for SES on Falcon 9 toward the end of the year.
SES is funding the C-band replacement satellites with proceeds from the FCC’s C-band auction that raised more than $80,000,000,000.
SES launched SES-22 in June as part of its C-band clearing program.
SES-20 and SES-21 are C-band satellites that will enable SES to continue delivering television, radio, and other network communications services to millions of U.S. households.
United Launch Alliance lifted off SES-20 and SES-21 at 5:36 p.m. Eastern on 2022-10-04.
SES-20 and SES-21 are C-band satellites that will enable SES to continue delivering TV and radio to millions of American homes and provide other network communications services.