Third and fourth SES O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched

2023-04-29 01:16:52

Two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 6:12 pm local time, as announced by SES today.

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The second pair of O3b mPOWER satellites will join the first two satellites launched in December 2022, which reached the target medium Earth orbit (MEO) and are currently undergoing in-orbit verification. The O3b mPOWER system will deliver high-performance network services, providing industry-leading throughput, predictable low latency and ultra-reliable service availability.

Comprised of an initial constellation of 11 high-performance satellites built by Boeing, the O3b mPOWER ecosystem is easily scalable and requires only six MEO satellites to provide high-performance connectivity services around the world. SES has also been working closely with some of the world’s best terrestrial systems partners to virtualize and standardize a variety of platforms on the O3b mPOWER network to serve mobility, telecom, government and enterprise customers more efficiently and effectively.

“Today, we are one step closer to fulfilling our promise of a new era of connectivity. Our team has been working with more than 30 technology partners to prepare the O3b mPOWER space and ground infrastructure to deliver the differentiated, high-performance services that customers demand to run their operations,” comments Steve Collar, CEO of SES. “We have already implemented and tested the O3b mPOWER terminals in the existing O3b constellation and we are delighted to hear positive feedback from customers regarding increased reliability and better performance, as well as ease of self-installation, activation and maintenance.”

“It’s been an incredible journey with an exceptional team at the Boeing Satellite Factory and an invaluable partnership with SES,” shares Michelle Parker, vice president, Space Mission Systems, Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “As we finalize the remaining satellites, we are excited to show, in orbit, how our fully flexible 702X payload architecture allows operators to adapt to changing business needs and reallocate resources instantly.”

Customers using SES’ second-generation MEO system are ready to transform their operations and benefit from terabit-level scale; the highest, most flexible and guaranteed income; round-trip latency of less than 150 milliseconds and unparalleled service availability.

The commercial O3b mPOWER service is expected to start in the third quarter of 2023. Major customers who have signed up for the next-generation system include Microsoft, Princess Cruises, Marlink, Jio Platforms, Orange, Claro Brasil, Vodafone Cook Islands, Government of Luxembourg (subject to parliamentary approval) and the newly announced CNT Ecuador.

For more information on how O3b mPOWER can bring a new level of performance to satellite communications, visit the newsroom.

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SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere in the world by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. A leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit satellite constellation with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including and commercially providing the low latency system – O3b MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) . By leveraging a vast, intelligent, cloud-connected network, SES is able to provide high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, sea or air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, television broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. With approximately 8,000 channels, the SES Video platform has an unrivaled reach of 369 million households, providing managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on the Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). More information is available at: www.ses.com.

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Source: BUSINESS WIRE

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