United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched two SES satellites into their geosynchronous transfer orbits on October 4th from their Cape Canaveral launch site. ULA used a massive Atlas-V Centaur rocket to carry its two craft. SES-20 and SES-21 are both Boeing-built all-electric craft and will be used to supply C-band television transmissions to cable and […]
Hurricane Ian has moved away from the Cape Canaveral launch facilities, and if no other weather events happen then the United Launch Alliance (ULA) should be able to launch SES-20 and SES-21 into orbit later today [October 4th]. ULA plans to use one of its Atlas rockets at 5.36 pm EDT to loft the two […]
A Virginia bankruptcy court has ruled (“disallowed”) the action by SES against Intelsat for a 50 per cent share of the FCC’s C-band incentive payments. The Court has allowed SES to appeal the decision if it so wishes. SES says it is disappointed with the ruling. “It is reviewing with outside counsel its options to […]
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch of the SES-20 and SES-21 mission has been delayed due to potential impacts from Hurricane Ian. Both satellites are integrated to the launch vehicle and safely secured within the Vehicle Integration Facility at Launch Complex-41. Pending range approval, the next launch attempt is scheduled for October 4th […]
SES recently announced it was leading a consortium which was developing Eagle-1, described as a ‘quantum cryptography technology’ demonstration satellite. Launching in 2024 it will test quantum key distribution via satellite, and designed to be super-secure. It could lead to a new fleet of satellites for SES. The agreement between SES, the European Space Agency […]
The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) giant Atlas V531 rocket is making its final preparations to send two SES satellites into orbit. The two craft, SES-20 and SES-21 are both part of the SES obligation to provide TV broadcasting over the US for many US cable and head-end retransmission operators. The satellites are part of the […]
Satellite operator SES, along with the European Space Agency (ESA) and a consortium of 20 European companies, have come together to design, develop, launch and operate the EAGLE-1 satellite-based end-to-end system for secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), enabling in-orbit validation and demonstration of next-generation cyber security across Europe. The partnership between ESA and the SES-led […]
SES has struck a partnership agreement with Indonesia’s Mola to use the SES 360 United Media Platform to boost OTT content to Indonesia and the rest of Asia-Pacific region. The direct partnership agreement is set to augment Mola’s current content offerings to audiences on a regional scale. Under the agreement, Mola will leverage the web-based […]
International mobile operator Digicel will use SES’s Medium Earth Orbit O3b satellites to provide reliable connectivity to Tonga for disaster relief. SES and Digicel say they will extend their partnership to provide the Kingdom of Tonga with long-term disaster resiliency to minimise bandwidth disruptions. Under the agreement, Digicel will benefit from SES’s expertise in offering […]
SES and Microsoft have extended their existing agreement and which will see a new initiative designed to make the satellite industry more responsive to evolving customer needs through cloud-native service delivery architectures that are more open, virtualised and programmable. Called the Satellite Communications Virtualisation Programme, the effort will focus on creating fully-virtualised satcom ground network […]