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SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falcon 9 Rocket
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and SpaceX (News - Alert) announced today they
have reached an agreement to launch SES-10 on a flight-proven Falcon 9
orbital rocket booster.
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SES (News - Alert)-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falcon 9 Rocket (Photo: Business Wire)
The satellite, which will be in a geostationary orbit and expand SES's
capabilities across Latin America, is scheduled for launch in Q4 2016.
SES-10 will be the first-ever satellite to launch on a SpaceX
flight-proven rocket booster.
SES-10 will be positioned at 67 degrees West, pursuant to an agreement
with the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru), and
will be used for the Simón Bolivar 2 satellite network. With a Ku-band
payload of 55 36MHz transponder equivalents, of which 27 are
incremental, the multi-mission spacecraft is the first SES satellite
wholly dedicated to Latin America. It will replace the capacity
currently provided by SES's AMC-3 and AMC-4 satellites at that location,
as well as bring additional capacity to Mexico, Central America, South
America and the Caribbean. The high-powered, tailored and flexible beams
will provide direct-to-home broadcasting, enterprise and mobility
services.
"Having been the first commercial satellite operator to launch with
SpaceX back in 2013, we are excited to once again be the first customer
to launch on SpaceX's first ever mission using a flight-proven rocket.
We believe reusable rockets will open up a new era of spaceflight, and
make access to space more efficient in terms of cost and manifest
management," said Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer at SES.
"This new agreement reached with SpaceX once again illustrates the faith
we have in their technical and operational expertise. The due diligence
the SpaceX team has demonstrated throughout the design and testing of
the SES-10 mission launch vehicle gives us full confidence that SpaceX
is capable of launching our first SES satellte dedicated to Latin
America into space."
"Re-launching a rocket that has already delivered spacecraft to orbit is
an important milestone on the path to complete and rapid reusability,"
said Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX.
"SES has been a strong supporter of SpaceX's approach to reusability
over the years and we're delighted that the first launch of a
flight-proven rocket will carry SES-10."
SES-10 is being built by Airbus Defence and Space and is based on the
Eurostar E3000 platform. The satellite will utilise an electric plasma
propulsion system for on-orbit manoeuvres and a chemical system for
initial orbit raising and some on-orbit manoeuvres.
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About SES
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite
operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. Focusing
on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four key market verticals
(video, enterprise, mobility and government), SES provides satellite
communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service
providers, and mobile and fixed network operators, as well as business
and governmental organisations worldwide. SES stands for long-lasting
business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the
satellite industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are
located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their
specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements.
SES's subsidiary, MX1, is one of the leading media service providers and
offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services.
Through its ownership of O3b Networks, a next generation satellite
network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of fibre, SES
significantly enhanced existing video and data capabilities. SES is the
first satellite provider in the world to deliver a differentiated and
entirely scalable GEO-MEO offer with powerful technical capabilities
across numerous market segments and geographies.
At SES we are shaping new ecosystems and laying the groundwork for new
foundations.
Further information available at: www.ses.com
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