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The procurement of SES-26 remains within SES’s previously announced capital expenditure outlook for 2022–2026.
SES-26 is the third satellite that SES has ordered from Thales Alenia Space since November 2023.
SES serves 118 million TV households across Europe from the 19.2 degrees East orbital location.
SES ordered ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q from Thales Alenia Space as part of the same three-satellite contract.
SES is planning launches 2022 that will deploy a total of 14 satellites, comprising five GEO satellites for clearing C-band spectrum and nine satellites for its O3b mPower medium Earth orbit constellation.
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.
The SES order is part of a three-satellite commitment to Thales Alenia Space that includes two satellites to be deployed at 19.2 degrees East.
Two satellites in the three-satellite commitment will be deployed at SES’s 19.2 degrees East orbital location.
SES-26 will replace the operator’s retiring NSS-12 satellite that was launched in 2009 from the 57 degrees East orbital location.
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.
The MDM5000 series is certified to operate over the SES O3b mPOWER MEO system, which is set to launch and initiate service later 2022 using Isotropic Systems’ terminal options.
OneWeb and SES (O3b mPOWER) are poised to enter initial service in 2022.
OneWeb and SES (O3b mPOWER) are poised to enter initial service in 2022.
SES will install filters and other ancillary equipment at about 500 sites in 2022 as part of the clearing activities for Verizon.
The agreement between SES and Verizon expands Verizon’s access to the 3700–3800 MHz block earlier than the FCC’s Phase II accelerated relocation deadline.
SES will earn up to an additional $170,000,000 from Verizon subject to delivering the clearing on a timeline agreed by the parties.
SES increased its estimate of non-reimbursable costs for the entire C-band clearing project from $80,000,000 to $100,000,000 to reflect the magnitude of the agreement with Verizon.
SES completed its Phase I accelerated C-band clearing ahead of the FCC deadline of 2021-12-05.
Leonardo DRS sold its satellite communications business to SES for $450,000,000.