SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Space & Defense, has been awarded a five-year Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract, to provide the U.S. Army with COMSATCOM services. Under the $89.6 million agreement, […]
SES
Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Australia to spend €370+ million on LEO satellites + SES H1 “solid performance”
Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems, according to forecasts from analysts at Gartner. LEO satellites orbit closer to Earth than […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES, Luxembourg order GovSat-2
SES, in a public/private partnership with the Luxembourg Government, is ordering a second highly-secure satellite, GovSat-2. GovSat, the 50/50 joint venture between SES and the Luxembourg Government, provides secure, reliable […]
GovSat orders a defence telecommunications satellite from Thales Alenia Space
GovSat (LuxGovSat S.A.), a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg Government and SES, together with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed a […]
SpaceX launches Boeing/SES O3b mPower satellites and Boeing’s + SES’s statements
On Tuesday, July 22 at 5:12 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
SES’s release: SES’s ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched
The latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 5:12 […]
From Boeing: two Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launch, enhancing SES constellation
Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers have confirmed the 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites, built for leading space solutions company SES, have successfully launched and are transmitting signals from space after […]
SpaceX ‘Hold Hold Hold!’ aborts 11 seconds before Monday’s launch of O3b mPower satellites
On Monday, July 21, SpaceX’s launch director called “Hold, hold, hold!” just about 11 seconds before liftoff was set to occur that ended the launch attempt of the O3b mPOWER […]
SpaceX plans Monday launch of Boeing’s and SES’ O3b mPower 9-10 satellites from the Cape but weather is issue
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]
SES completes acquisition of Intelsat, creating global multi-orbit connectivity powerhouse
SES, a leading space solutions company, today announced the completion of its highly value accretive acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened global satellite operator with an expanded fleet of 120 […]