SES announced the successful launch of two additional O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, at 5:26 p.m. local time. Both will join the six other O3b mPOWER satellites already in service in medium earth orbit (MEO), continuing the ramp-up of the initial O3b mPOWER constellation.
With new power modules in their payload, these seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites will strengthen the second generation of SES in medium Earth orbit to continue to offer high throughput and predictable low latency services on a global scale.
SES has been rolling out high-performance network services from its O3b mPOWER constellation since April 2024 to customers in Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and across the Americas, across multiple market segments. The system offers exceptional flexibility and can deliver services with capacities ranging from a few tens of megabits to several gigabits per second to any location. Key O3b mPOWER customers to date include Microsoft , Princess Cruises , Marlink , Jio Platforms , Orange , Claro Brasil , Vodafone Cook Islands , CNT Ecuador , the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), and the governments of Luxembourg and the United States.
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“ O3b mPOWER is our most powerful, flexible and technically advanced satellite constellation in orbit today. As we complete it, we are simultaneously increasing the capacity and efficiency of our network exponentially. Since the commercial launch of O3b mPOWER earlier this year, we have seen how integral this service has become to our customers’ connectivity experience. We have also learned many lessons from this early stage of operations to refine our innovations, expand our offering and meet the increasingly demanding requirements of our customers,” said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES.
The O3b mPOWER system consists of an initial constellation of 13 high-throughput, low-latency satellites and extensive ground infrastructure. The remaining five O3b mPOWER satellites are currently under construction and are scheduled to be launched over the next 18 months.
SES has a bold vision to deliver incredible experiences by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless data connectivity services worldwide. A global provider of content management and connectivity solutions, SES owns and operates a constellation of geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites that provide both global coverage and high-performance services.
SOURCE: Businesswire