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EchoStar 105/SES-11 Shipped from Toulouse to the Cape for SpaceX Launch
SES (News - Alert), EchoStar Corp., and Airbus Defence and Space announced today that
the new EchoStar 105/SES-11 spacecraft, built by Airbus, has been
shipped from the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, to Cape
Canaveral, Florida, for its forthcoming launch by SpaceX (News - Alert) in October. The
first satellite that EchoStar has constructed with manufacturer Airbus,
EchoStar 105/SES-11 will be launched by SpaceX on a flight-proven Falcon
9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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EchoStar 105/SES-11, a high-powered hybrid Ku and C-band communications
satellite, is a dual-mission satellite for US-based operator EchoStar
and Luxembourg-based operator SES. EchoStar 105/SES-11 provides EchoStar
with 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz, marketed as EchoStar 105, while
it provides SES with a C-band payload of 24 transponders, marketed under
the name SES-11. EchoStar 105/SES-11 replaces Ku-band capacity for
AMC-15 and C-band capacity for AMC-18 at SES' well-established 105
degrees West orbital slot.
EchoStar 105 was tailored to meet the Ku-band capacity needs of
EchoStar's enterprise, media and broadcast, and U.S. government service
provider customers, offering coverage of the 50 U.S. states and expanded
reach to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
SES-11, designed to accelerate the development of SES's U.S. prime video
neighborhood ad optimized for digital television delivery, joins SES-1
and SES-3 at the centre of SES's robust North American orbital arc,
which reaches more than a hundred million TV homes. It also replaces
C-band capacity for AMC-18, which SES offers over North America,
including Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean, empowering businesses and
governments to capture new opportunities and expand their reach.
EchoStar 105/SES-11 is the 47th satellite based on Airbus's highly
reliable Eurostar E3000 platform. It will have a launch mass of 5,200 kg
and spacecraft power of 12 kW.
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About SES
SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a
differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than
50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 12 in Medium Earth
Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in two key
business units: SES Video and SES Networks. The company provides
satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet
service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and
institutions. SES's portfolio includes ASTRA, O3b and MX1, a leading
media service provider that offers a full suite of innovative digital
video and media services. SES is listed on the Euronext Paris and
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ticker: SESG). Further information available
at: www.ses.com
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of
satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo.,
and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in
secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems (News - Alert)
and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments.
About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In
2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of
around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger
airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European
leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, and is
one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus
provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions
worldwide.
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