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SES operates a total of 70 satellites, including more than 50 geostationary satellites and 20 non-geostationary Medium Earth Orbit satellites.
The connectivity solution provided to EMSA is based on the REACH platform developed by SES for European governmental and institutional users requiring fast, flexible, reliable, and secure connectivity.
SES has developed intelligent capabilities that enable clients’ networks to operate seamlessly across multiple orbits and terrestrial solutions by integrating SES’s MEO and GEO fleets and third-party satellites.
SES S.A. agreed to acquire DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), a US-based subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, for $450,000,000.
SES expects the consolidation of GES with SES GS to add about $40,000,000 of EBITDA and to realize $25,000,000 of annualized run-rate synergies.
SES’s Networks revenue has grown by around 30% since 2017, and SES expects the combined GES and SES GS to double its revenue from serving the US Government.
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) awarded a multi-year contract to SES to continue using SES’s high-performance satellite connectivity services for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems operations.
SES expects the acquisition of GES to be earnings and free cash flow per share accretive from Day 1 and to be funded from existing financial resources.
The combined GES and SES GS business will create a scaled solutions provider aimed at serving the critical connectivity needs of the US Government.
SES-26 will serve as a platform for supporting government communications solutions and will be synergistic with SES’s acquisition of DRS GES.
SES serves 118 million TV households across Europe from the 19.2 degrees East orbital location.
SES-26 will provide Ku-band and C-band frequencies from 57 degrees East with a software-defined payload.
The procurement of SES-26 remains within SES’s previously announced Capital Expenditure outlook for 2022–2026 and is fully compliant with SES’s financial policy.
SES-26 will provide content delivery and connectivity services to broadcasters, media companies, telco operators, internet service providers, and governmental organizations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
SES will use the 57 degrees East location to continue delivering content and connectivity solutions to rapidly growing markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
SES ordered ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q from Thales Alenia Space as part of the same three-satellite contract.
SES expects SES-26 to launch in 2024 or 2025 and has not selected a launch provider.
SES-26 is a digital satellite equipped with both Ku-band and C-band frequencies.
SES ordered a software-defined geostationary satellite from Thales Alenia Space on 2024-03-28.
SES-26 will support government communications solutions across regions served from 57 degrees East.