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The Falcon 9 booster used for the SES-22 launch previously supported a mission in May for Starlink.
SES-22 is the seventh SES satellite launched by SpaceX over the last 10 years.
SpaceX is scheduled to deploy two additional SES C-band replacement satellites later in 2022.
United Launch Alliance is slated to launch two SES C-band replacement satellites in the third quarter of 2022.
SES and Intelsat unlocked more than $2,000,000,000 in combined proceeds from meeting an initial FCC milestone last year.
SES-22 is the first of SES’s C-band satellites dedicated to freeing up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum and will operate in the 135 degrees West orbital slot.
Under the FCC’s plan, Intelsat will receive a total of $4,900,000,000 and SES will receive a total of $3,970,000,000.
Thales Alenia Space built the SES-22 satellite on its Spacebus 4000 B2 platform.
SES and other C-band holders are eligible to receive a total of $9,700,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission if they meet the FCC’s deadlines for clearing 300 MHz of spectrum.
SES-22 was shipped by Thales Alenia Space 22 months after it was ordered.
The launch of SES-22 is part of a Federal Communications Commission program to clear a portion of C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.
The launch of SES-22 is 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 will launch five satellites—SES-18, SES-19, SES-20, SES-21, and SES-22—in 2022 to meet the FCC’s accelerated deadline of clearing C-band spectrum across the U.S. by December 2023 while maintaining uninterrupted services.
SES selected Thales Alenia Space and its Spacebus 4000 B2 platform to replace its existing C-band fleet.
SES will launch five satellites—SES-18, SES-19, SES-20, SES-21, and SES-22—in 2022 to meet the FCC’s accelerated deadline to clear C-band spectrum across the United States by December 2023 while maintaining uninterrupted services.
Thales Alenia Space is constructing SES-23 as SES’s C-band replacement satellite.
SpaceX launched the SES-22 satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.
The Falcon 9 booster used to launch SES-22 completed its second launch and landing and had previously supported the launch of one Starlink mission.
SES-22 will deliver television and radio to millions of American homes and provide other critical data transmission services.
SpaceX launched the SES-22 satellite on 2022-06-29 from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off at 5:04 p.m. Eastern.