List of SES satellites
This is a list of satellites operated by SES S.A.
AMC fleet
The AMC fleet was originally operated by GE Americom, acquired by SES Global in 2001. Americom was also operating the older Satcom fleet, whose last operating spacecraft were fully retired in the early 2000s.
Satellite | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Coverage | Launch date | Launch vehicle | Comments |
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Active fleet | |||||||
AMC-4 | 101°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America) 24+4 Ku-band, 110 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America) |
November 13, 1999 | Ariane 44LP | [citation needed] |
AMC-6 | 72°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 C-band, 20 watt (CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America) 24+4 Ku-band, 110 watt (CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America) |
October 22, 2000 | Proton-K/DM-2 | [citation needed] |
AMC-8 | 139°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
December 19, 2000 | Ariane 5G | [citation needed] |
AMC-10 | 135°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
February 5, 2004 | Atlas IIAS[1] | |
AMC-11 | 131°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
May 19, 2004 | Atlas IIAS[2] | |
AMC-15 | 105°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 Ku-band, (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) 12 Ka-band, (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
October 15, 2004 | Proton-M/Briz-M[3] | |
AMC-16 | 85°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 Ku-band, (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) 12 Ka-band, (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
December 17, 2004 | Atlas V (521)[4] | |
AMC-18 | 105°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
December 8, 2006 | Ariane 5-ECA[5] | Replaced AMC-2 previously at 105°W |
AMC-21 | 125°W | Thales Alenia Space / Orbital Sciences |
STAR-2 | 24 Ku-band, 110 watt (USA, Southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
August 14, 2008 | Ariane 5-ECA[6] | |
Backup fleet | |||||||
AMC-7 | 135°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watt (USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) |
September 14, 2000 | Ariane 5G | Backup to AMC-10[7] |
Retired satellites | |||||||
AMC-1 | 103°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–14 watt (USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada) 24 Ku-band, 60watt (USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico) |
September 8, 1996 | Atlas IIA | [citation needed] |
AMC-2 | 101°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–18 watt (USA, Mexico, Canada) 24 Ku-band, 60watt (CONUS, Northern Mexico, Canada) |
January 30, 1997 | Ariane 44L | co-located with AMC-4[citation needed] |
AMC-3 | 87°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–18 watt (USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean) 24 Ku-band, 60watt (USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean) |
September 4, 1997 | Atlas IIAS | [citation needed] |
AMC-5 | 79°W | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 2000 | 16 Ku-band, 55 watt (CONUS, South Canada, Northern Mexico) |
October 28, 1998 | Ariane 44L | Retired in May 2014[8] |
AMC-9 | 83°W | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 3000B3 | 24 C-band, 20 watt (CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America) 24 Ku-band, 110watt (CONUS, Mexico) |
June 7, 2003 | Proton-K/Briz-M[9] | Anomaly on-orbit, satellite lost control and appeared to be breaking apart.[10] |
Launch failures | |||||||
AMC-14 | 61.5°W | Lockheed Martin | A2100 | 32 Ku-band, 150 watt | March 14, 2008 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Wrong orbit[11] |
Astra fleet
There are 11 fully-operational Astra satellites and another 2 as backup/reserve, the majority in four orbital locations - Astra 19.2°E, Astra 28.2°E, Astra 23.5°E, Astra 5°E. Astra's principle of "co-location" (several satellites are maintained close to each other, all within a cube with a size of 150 km (93 mi).[12]) increases flexibility and redundancy.
Satellite | Launch Date | Manufacturer | Model | Launch vehicle | Comments |
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Astra 19.2°E | 147 transponders broadcasting to 118.4 million households[13] | ||||
1KR | 20 April 2006 | Lockheed Martin | A2100 | Atlas V (411) | Launched after the failure of Astra 1K. Broadcast 17 transponders. |
1L | 4 May 2007 | Lockheed Martin | A2100 | Ariane 5 ECA | Replacement for Astra 1E/Astra 2C; Ku-band and Ka-band. Broadcast 23 transponders and 2 transponder on Ka-band. |
1M | 6 November 2008 | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E3000 | Proton-M | Replacement for Astra 1G and backup at 19.2°E. Started commercial service 20 January 2009.[14] Broadcast 24 transponders. |
1N | 6 August 2011 | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E3000 | Ariane 5 ECA | Started commercial service 24 October 2011.[15] Broadcast 27 transponders. |
1P | 20 June 2024 | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus NEO 200 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | en route to orbital position. Also known as SES-24. |
1Q | 2026 | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus NEO 200 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Planned |
Astra 28.2°E | 305 transponders broadcasting to 419 million households[16] | ||||
2E | 30 September 2013[17] | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E3000 | Proton Breeze M | Started commercial service on 1 February 2014.[18] Broadcast 15 transponders on UK spot beam and 8 transponders on European beam. |
2F | 28 September 2012[19] | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E3000 | Ariane 5 ECA | Rolling capacity replacement at 28.2°E.[20] and provision of Ku-band DTH in West Africa and Ka-band in Western Europe[21] Started commercial service on 21 November 2012.[22] Broadcast 6 transponders on UK spot beam, 8 transponders on European beam and 9 transponders on West Africa spot beam. |
2G | 27 December 2014[23] | Airbus D&S | Eurostar E3000 | Proton Breeze M | Rolling capacity replacement at 28.2°E.[20] Tested at 21.0°E and 43.5°E before moving to 28.2°E in June 2015.[24] Started commercial service on 1 June 2015. Broadcast 5 transponders on UK spot beam, 20 transponders on European beam and 2 transponder on West Africa spot beam. |
Astra 23.5°E | 64 transponders broadcasting to 415 million households[25] | ||||
3B | 21 May 2010 | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E3000 | Ariane 5 ECA | Launch delayed for nearly two months due to launcher problems.[26] Broadcast 28 transponders. |
3C (was 5B) |
22 March 2014[27] | Airbus D&S | Eurostar E3000 | Ariane 5 ECA | Launched as Astra 5B to add new capacity and replace existing craft at 31.5°E.[20] Entered commercial service on 2 June 2014.[27] In July 2023, moved to 23.5° East[28] and renamed Astra 3C.[29][30] Broadcast 3 transponders. |
Astra 5°E | 121 transponders broadcasting to 51.5 million households[31] | ||||
4A | 18 November 2007 | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | Proton-M | Originally called Sirius 4. |
4B (now SES-5) | 10 July 2012 | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | Proton-M | Originally Sirius 5, renamed to Astra 4B in 2010 and to SES-5 in 2011. Provides global C-band capacity and Ku-band for Sub-Saharan Africa and Nordic regions. |
NOT IN REGULAR USE | |||||
2A | 30 August 1998 | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton | Positioned at 57.2°E. Originally launched to 28.2°E. Inactive at 28.2°E from March 2015. Moved to 113.5°E in summer 2016.[32] and to 100°E in August 2018.[33] In May 2020, Astra 2A started moving west at approx 0.8°/day.[34] In autumn 2020, it was positioned back at 28.2°E.[35] Moved to 57.2°E in 2022[36] |
2C | 16 June 2001 | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton | Moving west Initially deployed at 19.2°E pending launch of Astra 1L, then at originally intended position of 28.2°E. Moved to 31.5°E in May 2009) to temporarily replace the failed Astra 5A, then back to 19.2°E in September 2010. Returned to 28.2°E in April 2014 and then in August 2015 moved to 60.5°E.[37] In April 2018, it moved west arriving at 23.5°E in May 2018.[38] Moved to 72.5°W in 2021.[39]. From June 2024, moving west at approx. 4.5°/day.[40] |
No longer operational | |||||
1A | 11 December 1988 | GE AstroSpace | GE-4000 | Ariane 44LP | The first Astra satellite. Now retired in graveyard orbit. |
1B | 2 March 1991 | GE AstroSpace | GE-5000 | Ariane 44LP | Acquired from GE Americom (Satcom K3). Now retired in graveyard orbit. |
1C | 12 May 1993 | Hughes | HS-601 | Ariane 42L | Originally launched to 19.2°E. Used at 5°E. Unused and in inclined orbit at 72°W in summer 2014,[41] 1.2°W in September 2014,[42] 40°W in November 2014.[43] From February 2015, continuously moving West at approx. 5.2°/day.[44] |
1D | 1 November 1994 | Hughes | HS-601 | Ariane 42P | Originally at 19.2°E. Used at 28.2°E, 23.5°E, 31.5°E, 1.8°E and 52.2°E. Started moving west in February 2014 to arrive at 67.5°W in June 2014.[41] In summer 2015 moved to 47.2°W, near NSS-806.[45] In 2017, moved to 73°W.[46] From November 2021, continuously moving West at approx 4.8°/day.[47] |
1E | 19 October 1995 | Hughes | HS-601 | Ariane 42L | Originally at 19.2°E. Used at 23.5°E pending launch of Astra 3B. Used at 5°E in September 2010, pending launch of Astra 4B/SES-4, then moved April 2012 to 108.2°E where, as of November 2013, in inclined orbit.[48] Moved in February 2014 to 31.5°E pending launch of Astra 5B.[49] Returned to 23.5°E in February 2015. From June 2015, continuously moving West at approx 5.4°/day.[44] |
1F | 8 April 1996 | Hughes | HS-601 | Proton-K | Originally launched to 19.2°E. Moved in August 2009 to 51°E. Moved in May 2010 to 55°E. Moved in March 2015 to 44.5°E.[50] From November 2020, continuously moving west at approx. 4.2°/day.[51] |
1G | 2 December 1997 | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton-K | Originally launched to 19.2°E. Moved to 23.5°E in February 2009 following launch of Astra 1M. Then to 31.5°E in July 2010, following launch of Astra 3B. Moved east in summer 2014 to 60°E, then to 63°E in November 2016,[52] to 51°E in August 2017,[53] to 57°E in August 2018.[54] and back to 63°E in August 2019.[55] Moved back to 19.2°E in February 2021.[56] Retired to graveyard orbit in June 2023.[57] |
1H | 18 June 1999 | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton | Originally launched to 19.2°E. Moved in June 2013 to 52.2°E,[58] to establish SES' commercialisation of the MonacoSat position.[59] Returned in 2014 to 19.2°E.[60] Started moving west in May 2014 arriving at 67.5°W in mid-August 2014.[61] Moved in May 2015 to 47.5°W,[62] in September 2016 to 55.2° E,[63] in January 2017 to 43.5° E,[64] in February 2018 to 67°W[46] and in October 2018 to 81°W.[65] In January 2019, Astra 1H was returned to 67°W.[66] From October 2019, continuously moving West at approx. 4.8°/day.[67] |
1K | 26 November 2002 | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 3000B3S | Proton | Launched to 19.2°E but failed to reach geostationary orbit, and intentionally deorbited on 10 December 2002. |
2B | 14 September 2000 | Astrium (now Airbus D&S) | Eurostar E2000+ | Ariane 5G | Originally launched to 28.2°E. Relocated to 19.2°E in February 2013,[68] following launch of Astra 2F to 28.2°E. Moved to 31.5°E in February 2014. Returned to 19.2°E as backup in December 2016.[69] Started moving west in June 2017 to arrive alongside NSS-7 at 20°W in August 2017.[70] Started moving East in April 2018 to arrive at Astra 19.2°E in July 2018.[71] From June 2021, continuously moving west at approx. 4.9°/day.[72] |
2D | 19 December 2000 | Hughes | HS-376HP | Ariane 5G | Originally launched to 28.2°E. Ceased regular use in February 2013 and positioned, inactive, at 28.0°E[73] until June 2015. Then moved West to be stationed at Astra 5°E in July 2015.[74] In October 2015, moved to 57°E.[75] In December 2017, moved to 60°E.[76] Started moving west at 0.65°/day in May 2018 to arrive at Astra 5°E in July 2018.[77] Started moving East at 0.9°/day in January 2020 to arrive at 57.2°E in March 2020.[78] Started moving West in August 2021 to arrive at 23.5°E in November 2021.[79] The satellite was retired on 26 January 2023.[80][81] |
3A | 29 March 2002 | Boeing | HS-376HP | Ariane 4L | Originally launched to 23.5°E. Moved to 177°W in November 2013, unused and in inclined orbit alongside NSS-9.[82] Then continuously moving East at approximately 1.5°/day,[83] until positioned at 86.5°W in summer 2016.[84] In November 2016, started moving East at approx 0.5°/day until positioned at 47°W in mid-February 2017.[85] In October 2019, Astra 3A started moving West at approx 0.8°/day until returned to 86.5°W in December 2019.[86] Retired to graveyard orbit in January 2023[87] |
5A | 12 November 1997 | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 3000B2 | Ariane 44L | Formerly known as Sirius 2. Moved to 31.5°E and renamed Astra 5A on 29 April 2008. Failed in-orbit on 16 January 2009. |
NSS fleet
This fleet came from the acquisition of New Skies Satellites in 2005, which itself had inherited 5 satellites from Intelsat in 1998.
Satellite | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Coverage | Launch date | Launch vehicle | Comments |
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Active fleet | |||||||
NSS-6 | 95° E | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 50 Ku-band transponders to cover Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East and 12 Ka-band super high gain uplink beams DTH services to Asia, especially India. |
December 17, 2002 | Ariane 44L | |
NSS-7 | 20° W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 36 C-Band and 36 Ku-band transponders Video broadcast covering South America and Africa |
16 April 2002 | Ariane 44L | Originally at 22° W |
NSS-9 | 177° W | Orbital Sciences | STAR-2.[88] | 44 C-band transponders Pacific Ocean: transcontinental video, voice and Internet; local service to Pacific islands |
12 February 2009 | Ariane 5 flight V-187[89] | |
NSS-10 | 37.5° W | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000C3 | 49 C-band transponders Americas, Europe and Africa; telecom and VSAT operators. |
3 February 2005 | Proton-M/Briz-M[90] | Formerly known as AMC-12/Astra 4A[91] |
NSS-11 | 108.2° E | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 28 Ku-band transponders DTH voice, video and data in India, China and Philippines. |
1 October 2000 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Formerly known as AAP-1, GE 1A or WorldSat-1[91] |
NSS-12 | 57° E | Space Systems/Loral | FS-1300 | 40 C-band and 48 Ku-band active high-power transponders Mobile backhaul services over the Middle East and Europe, Central and South Asia and East Africa. |
29 October 2009 | Ariane 5 ECA[92] | |
NSS-806 | 47° W | Lockheed Martin | AS-7000 | 28 C-band and 3 Ku-band transponders to cover Latin America, Iberian peninsula, Canary Islands, Western Europe and much of Eastern Europe. | 27 February 1998 | Atlas II AS | Launched as Intelsat 806 at 40.5° W. Replaced by SES-6 in June 2013 and moved to 47° W European beams retired, remaining C-band Hemi beam and Ku-band Spot beam cover South America only[93] |
Retired satellites | |||||||
NSS-5 | 50.5° E | Lockheed Martin | AS-7000 | 38 C-band, 12 Ku-band Pacific Ocean region, shared capacity with Intelsat. |
September 23, 1997 | Ariane 42L | Formerly known as NSS-803, launched as Intelsat 803. Moved from 183° E to 57° E to cover NSS-703's service area until NSS-12 launched Q3, 2009. Moved to 22° W and then 20° W as part of a swapout plan with NSS-7 and SES-4 that was to be completed by June 2012. Finally moved to 50.5° E in September 2012. |
NSS-513 | 177°W | Ford Aerospace | 18 May 1988 | Ariane 2 | Launched as Intelsat 513. Decommissioned | ||
NSS-703 | 57° E, then 47° W | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | 6 October 1994 | Atlas II AS | Traffic moved to NSS-12 in January 2010,[94] satellite retired in October 2014[95] | |
NSS-K | 21.5° W, then 183° E | Lockheed Martin | AS-5000 | 9 June 1992 | Atlas IIA | Decommissioned | |
Launch failures | |||||||
NSS-8 | Planned: 57° E | Boeing | BSS-702 | 30 January 2007 | Zenit 3SL | Rocket exploded on pad[96] |
SES fleet
Satellite | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Coverage | Launch date |
Launch vehicle |
Comments |
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Active fleet | |||||||
SES-1 | 101°W | Orbital Sciences Corporation | STAR-2 | 24 C-band, (USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America) 24 Ku-band, (USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico) |
24 April 2010 | Proton-M / Briz-M[97] | Replaced AMC-2,AMC-4 previously at 101°W[citation needed] |
SES-2 | 87°W | Orbital Sciences Corporation | STAR-2 | 24 C-band, (USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America) 24 Ku-band, (USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico) |
21 September 2011 | Ariane 5 ECA | Replaced AMC-3 previously at 87°W |
SES-3 | 103°W | Orbital Sciences Corporation | STAR-2 | 24 C-band, (USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America) 24 Ku-band, (USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico) |
15 July 2011 | Proton-M / Briz-M | [citation needed] Entering commercial service in March 2012. |
SES-4 | 22°W | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | 52 C-band, 72 Ku-band | 14 February 2012 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Entering commercial service in April 2012. Formerly known as NSS-14. |
SES-5 | 5°E | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | 24 C-band, 36 Ku-band, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Two Ku-band beams targeting Nordic/Baltic regions, and sub-Saharan Africa. |
10 July 2012 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Entering commercial service summer 2012. Formerly called Astra 4B. |
SES-6 | 40.5°W | Astrium | Eurostar E3000 | 43 C-band, 48 Ku-band. (North America, Latin America, Europe, Atlantic Ocean) |
3 June 2013 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Replaced NSS-806 |
SES-7 | 108.2°E | Boeing Satellite Systems | Boeing 601HP | 22 Ku-band, 10 S-band. (South Asia, Asia Pacific) |
16 May 2009 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Formerly known as Indostar 2 / ProtoStar 2. |
SES-8 | 95°E | Orbital Sciences Corporation | STAR-2 | Up to 33 Ku-band. (South Asia, Asia Pacific) |
3 December 2013 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | First Falcon 9 launch to a geostationary orbit.[98][99] |
SES-9 | 108.2°E | Boeing Satellite Systems | Boeing 702HP | 81 Ku-band. (South Asia, Asia Pacific) from position 108.2E[100] |
4 March 2016 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Second launch of Falcon 9 Full Thrust. Co-located with the SES-7 satellite. |
SES-10 | 67°W | Airbus Defence and Space | Eurostar E3000 | 60 Ku-band (Latin America)[101] |
30 March 2017 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Replaced AMC-3 and AMC-4[101] |
SES-11 / EchoStar 105 | 105°W | Airbus Defence and Space | Eurostar E3000 | 24 Ku-band, 24 C-band (North America, Latin America and the Caribbean)[102] |
11 October 2017 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Replaced AMC-15 and AMC-18[102] |
SES-12 | 95°E | Airbus Defence and Space | Eurostar E3000 | 54 Ku-band (South Asia, Asia-Pacific)[103] |
4 June 2018[104] | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Will replace NSS-6; co-located with SES-8[103] |
SES-14 | 47.5°W | Airbus Defence and Space | Eurostar E3000 | 20 Ku-band HTS, 28 C-band (Americas and North Atlantic)[105] |
25 January 2018[106] | Ariane 5 ECA | Will replace NSS-806 and add capacity.[105] Hosts NASA’s Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument payload.[107] |
SES-15 | 129°W | Boeing Satellite Systems | Boeing 702SP | 16 Ku-band (North America, Latin America, Caribbean)[108] |
18 May 2017[109] | Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M | Combines wide beams and HTS multi-spot beams[108] |
GovSat-1 / SES-16 | 21.5°E | Orbital ATK | GEOStar-3 | Military X-band and Ka-band[110] | 31 January 2018[111] | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Communications services for the government of Luxembourg[110][112] |
Future launches | |||||||
SES-17 | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus Neo | High Throughput Ka-band | 2020[113] | Ariane 5 ECA | Connectivity services over the Americas optimized for commercial aviation. |
Third-party satellites
SES also manages some transponders on a few third-party satellites under joint operating agreements.
Satellite | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Coverage | Launch date | Launch vehicle | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active fleet | |||||||
Ciel-2 | 129°W | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000C4 | 32 Ku-band transponders HDTV for North America |
December 10, 2008 | Proton-M/Briz-M | |
MonacoSAT | 52°E | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000C2 | 12 Ku-band transponders HDTV for Middle East and North Africa |
April 27, 2015 | Falcon 9 v1.1 | Satellite shared with the Turkmenistan National Space Agency |
QuetzSat 1 | 77°W | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | 32 Ku-band transponders HDTV for Mexico, USA and Central America. |
September 29, 2011 | Proton-M/Briz-M | |
Yahsat 1A | 52.5°E | EADS Astrium | Eurostar E3000 | 14 active C-band transponders, 25 Ku-band, 21 secure Ka-band Broadcast TV for Europe, Middle East, North Africa |
April 22, 2011 | Ariane 5 ECA |
See also
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