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SES's meoSphere will replace O3b mPOWER.
The SES–Intelsat merger was a $3.1 billion deal that created a combined fleet of 120 satellites and projected savings of €2.4 billion.
Satellite companies SES, Eutelsat, Viasat, and Iridium exhibited in the halls at Mobile World Congress.
Infinite Orbits signed an agreement with European satellite operator SES to extend the life of SES satellites from 2027 using Endurance.
The pair of ninth and tenth satellites uses payload power modules that are different from the first six O3b mPOWER satellites.
O3b mPOWER is a Medium-Earth Orbit connectivity constellation operated by SES.
O3b mPOWER provides connectivity services to governments, telecommunications companies, and cruise lines.
The ninth and tenth satellites in SES’s O3b mPOWER connectivity constellation are now operational.
SES expects a further significant increase in O3b mPOWER capacity by 2027.
SES has launched 10 of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites and has three additional satellites scheduled to launch in the second half of this year to complete the 13-satellite constellation.
SES began delivering commercial service from O3b mPOWER satellites in April 2024.
The acquisition of Lúnasa provides Infinite Orbits with a stronger technical backbone for future life-extension missions, including a GEO mission for SES in 2027.
In 2025 Infinite Orbits signed an agreement with European satellite operator SES to use Endurance to extend the life of one of SES’s satellites beginning in 2027.
SES Networks revenue was up 55.2% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 6.6% year-on-year like-for-like, representing 62% of total revenue and marking a fourth consecutive year of growth.
SES’s meoSphere network-of-networks operates as a communication backbone between geostationary orbit (GEO) and low-Earth orbit (LEO) using higher-power, multi-mission satellites.
Gross backlog for the combined SES Networks business stood at 3.6 billion euros at the end of 2025.
SES considers 2026 a build year focused on successful integration and realizing synergies from the Intelsat acquisition and projects more sustained growth from 2027 onward.
SES will pursue more vertical integration to support its meoSphere network-of-networks vision and to increase control over critical supply chains.
SES acquired Intelsat mid-year 2025, creating a complex full-year financial reporting situation for 2025.
SES and K2 Space will have a strategic collaboration to co-develop future medium Earth orbit (MEO) network infrastructure and technologies.