SES is integrating SES-17 into a multi-orbit GEO–MEO fleet to enable interoperability with its O3b mPOWER Medium Earth Orbit constellation.
ARC manages the complete map of services provisioned by the O3b mPOWER MEO constellation and the SES-17 HTS GEO satellite.
The SES-17 satellite is being prepared for a 2021-09-22 flight to the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana.
SES completed performance tests for the SES-17 satellite at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Cannes.
SES partnered with Thales Avionics as the anchor customer for commercial aviation services on SES-17.
Software-defined satellites like SES-17 offer the promise of adapting to changing capacity needs and could become more economically viable in geostationary orbit.
SES-17 is the first GEO satellite to use Adaptive Resource Control, a software system that autonomously adapts space and ground resources for digital payloads.
SES-17 is a geostationary satellite designed for high-speed connectivity and flexibility for end-users in the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The additional Ka-band capacity from SES-17 will be used to enhance services and support further expansion of broadband across Northern Canada.
SES-17 is equipped with an all-electric propulsion system.
SES-17 is a very high throughput geostationary Ka-band satellite intended to expand high-speed network capabilities and accelerate digitalization in the region.
SES-17 uses all-electric propulsion and reached its operational orbit after months of in-orbit raising and testing.
The O3b mPOWER cruise solution developed with Intellian and Gilat will link with SES-17 in GEO in the North Atlantic and switch automatically to O3b or O3b mPOWER in the Caribbean.
SES-17 is a geostationary Ka-band satellite.
SES-17 carries hundreds of Smiths Interconnect SpaceABLE radiation-resistant optical transceivers that serve as the backbone of the payload data path.
By leveraging SES-17 capacity, ARSAT will improve access to affordable and high-quality satellite broadband services for business and residential applications in Argentina.
SES-17 is the only high-performance Ka-band satellite currently operating in the Americas region with full coverage over the Argentine mainland.
SES-17 is the only high-performance Ka-band satellite currently operating in the Americas region with full coverage over the Argentine mainland.
SES-17 is a GEO very high throughput satellite operated by SES.
SES reported that SES-17 is in service and contributing to growth across the Americas with 13 new deals signed in eight different geographies.