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Infinite Orbits and SES signed a contract to conduct Europe’s first commercial life extension mission in geostationary orbit, targeted to kick off in 2027.
In the first nine months of 2025, SES secured 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 billion) in renewals and new customer contracts.
Satellite operators SES and Intelsat received relocation costs and a total of $9.7 billion to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum that was auctioned for $80.9 billion, setting a record for the highest-grossing FCC auction.
The pro forma combined revenue of SES is projected to be €3.7 billion, with expected growth at a low- to mid-single digit CAGR from 2024 to 2028.
SES plans to launch mPOWER satellites 9, 10, and 11 during 2025 and satellites 12 and 13 at the end of 2026.
SES was the first commercial satellite operator to launch with SpaceX in 2013.
SES currently provides TV services to around 119 million households from four satellites at the 19.2 degrees East orbital slot, mostly in Germany, Spain, and France.
The Ku-band ASTRA 1P satellite will augment and strengthen SES’s prime TV neighborhood at 19.2 degrees East while delivering content for public and private broadcasters, sports organizations, and content owners across the largest European TV markets.
SES and Intelsat have a combined revenue of around $4,100,000,000 following their announced merger.
SES expects to launch the next two O3b mPOWER satellites in late 2024.
SES generated revenue of €2,030 million for the twelve months ended 31 December 2023, which was above its Full Year 2023 financial outlook.
SES provided a Full Year 2024 financial outlook expecting revenue of €1,940–€2,000 million and Adjusted EBITDA of €950–€1,000 million.
SES is the largest teleport operator in the Global Top 20 of 2023, followed by Intelsat and Eutelsat.
SES and Microsoft are collaborating to develop new solutions to serve government customers worldwide combining SATCOM, private 0.005 kg, and cloud services.
With the new contract, SES Space & Defense will support U.S. Department of Defense customers with MEO low-latency HTS services across the globe.
SES reported revenue of €1,494 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2023, an increase of 0.2% year-over-year.
SES reported revenue of €507 million for 2023-07-01, an increase of 3.1% year-over-year.
CPI Vertex Antennentechnik worked with SES for almost two years to develop customized plug-and-play antennas for the O3b mPOWER program.
SES positions the Premium tier (3 Gbps/ship) for leading ships that wish to deliver the highest throughput in the industry.
SES plans to launch the next two O3b mPower satellites in October and would need to ship them by the end of September to meet that schedule.