SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that it has ordered
its new SES-15 satellite to provide growth capacity in North America and
capture business potential in vibrant market segments.
The new satellite is to be built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), due to be
launched in Q2 2017 and will open up a new orbital location to serve
North America.
SES-15 will carry a hybrid payload, with additional Ku-band wide beams
and Ku- as well as Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capability.
The satellite will be equipped with an electric propulsion system for
orbit raising and in-orbit manoeuvres.
Alongside the newly procured SES-14 satellite (see today's
announcement), SES-15 will solidify SES’s positioning in the
aeronautical mobility and government markets, providing fresh capacity
and coverage over major airline routes across the continent. SES-15 will
enable SES to serve its leading aeronautical customers and serve other
traffic intensive data applications such as government, VSAT networks
and maritime.
This procurement is incorporated in SES’s current capital expenditure
guidance.
Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer, SES, commented: “The
procurement of SES-15 shows our strong confidence in this dynamic
market. It will give us new growth momentum and strengthen our position
in the important North American government and mobility markets. The
innovative electric propulsion system significantly improves the
efficiency of the satellite. The hybrid payload with wide beams and high
throughput capacity gives aeronautical, maritime and governmental
customers unprecedented power and flexibility to develop very attractive
next generation data services.”
“We designed the 702SP satellite to meet our customer’s mission
requirements as efficiently as possible by reducing the spacecraft mass
to take advantage of low cost launch vehicles while maximizing the
revenue-generating capability of the payload,” said Mark Spiwak,
President Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc.
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About SES
SES is the world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of more than 50
geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications
services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile
and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations
worldwide.
SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service
and excellence in the broadcasting 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 (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada
and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in
satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information
under: www.ses.com.
About Boeing Network & Space Systems
A unit of The Boeing Company, Defense,
Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space
and security businesses specializing in innovative and
capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most
versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis,
Defense, Space & Security is a $31 billion business with 53,000
employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.
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