List of SES satellites

This is a list of satellites operated by SES.

## AMC fleet

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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.

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Active fleet

Future launches

Retired or lost

Satellite  | Location  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Coverage  | Launch date  | Launch vehicle  | Comments

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AMC-4 | 135° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)
24+4 Ku-band, 110 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America)  | 13 November 1999 | Ariane 44LP  | On August 5, 2022, replaced by the SES 22 satellite.
AMC-6 | 139° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)
24+4 Ku-band, 110 watts
(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)  | 22 October 2000 | Proton-K/DM-2 |
AMC-8 | 135° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 19 December 2000 | Ariane 5G  | On August 5, 2022, AMC 8 ends its life cycle and was replaced by the SES 22 satellite.
AMC-11 | 131° W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 19 May 2004 | Atlas 2AS[1] | On December 1, 2022, AMC 11 ends its life cycle and was replaced by the SES 21 satellite.
AMC-15 | 105° W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 Ku-band,
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
12 Ka-band,
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 15 October 2004 | Proton-M/Briz-M[2] |
AMC-16 | 85° W | Lockheed Martin | A2100AX | 24 Ku-band,
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
12 Ka-band,
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 17 December 2004 | Atlas V (521)[3] |
AMC-18 | 83° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 8 December 2006 | Ariane 5 ECA[4] | Replaced AMC-2 previously at 105° W.
AMC-21 | 125° W | Thales Alenia Space/
Orbital Sciences | STAR-2 | 24 Ku-band, 110 watts
(USA, Southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 14 August 2008 | Ariane 5 ECA[5] |
AMC-1 | 131° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–14 watts
(USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada)
24 Ku-band, 60watts
(USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico)  | 8 September 1996 | Atlas 2A |
AMC-2 | drifting  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–18 watts
(USA, Mexico, Canada)
24 Ku-band, 60 watts
(CONUS, Northern Mexico, Canada)  | 30 January 1997 | Ariane 4L  | was co-located with AMC-4
AMC-3 | 87° W | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 12–18 watts
(USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean)
24 Ku-band, 60 watts
(USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean)  | 4 September 1997 | Atlas 2AS |
AMC-5 | drifting  | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 2000  | 16 Ku-band, 55 watts
(CONUS, South Canada, Northern Mexico)  | 28 October 1998 | Ariane 4L  | Retired in May 2014.[6]
AMC-7 | drifting  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 14 September 2000 | Ariane 5G  | Backup to AMC-10[7]
AMC-9 | drifting  | Alcatel Space | Spacebus 3000B3  | 24 C-band, 20 watts,
(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)
24 Ku-band, 110 watts
(CONUS, Mexico)  | 7 June 2003 | Proton-K/Briz-M[8] | Anomaly on-orbit, satellite lost control and appeared to be breaking apart.[9]
AMC-10 | drifting  | Lockheed Martin | A2100A | 24 C-band, 20 watts
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)  | 5 February 2004 | Atlas 2AS[10] |
AMC-14 | 61.5° W  | Lockheed Martin | A2100 | 32 Ku-band, 150 watts  | 14 March 2008 | Proton-M/Briz-M | Wrong orbit[11]

## Astra fleet

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This section is transcluded from Astra (satellite). (edit | history)

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.

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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.

(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]
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,[37] 1.2°W in September 2014,[38] 40°W in November 2014.[39] From February 2015, continuously moving West at approx. 5.2°/day.[40]
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.[37] In summer 2015 moved to 47.2°W, near NSS-806.[41] In 2017, moved to 73°W.[42] From November 2021, continuously moving West at approx 4.8°/day.[43]
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.[44] Moved in February 2014 to 31.5°E pending launch of Astra 5B.[45] Returned to 23.5°E in February 2015. From June 2015, continuously moving West at approx 5.4°/day.[40]
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.[46] From November 2020, continuously moving west at approx. 4.2°/day.[47]
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,[48] to 51°E in August 2017,[49] to 57°E in August 2018.[50] and back to 63°E in August 2019.[51] Moved back to 19.2°E in February 2021.[52] Retired to graveyard orbit in June 2023.[53]
1H | 18 June 1999  | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton | Originally launched to 19.2°E. Moved in June 2013 to 52.2°E,[54] to establish SES' commercialisation of the MonacoSat position.[55] Returned in 2014 to 19.2°E.[56] Started moving west in May 2014 arriving at 67.5°W in mid-August 2014.[57] Moved in May 2015 to 47.5°W,[58] in September 2016 to 55.2° E,[59] in January 2017 to 43.5° E,[60] in February 2018 to 67°W[42] and in October 2018 to 81°W.[61] In January 2019, Astra 1H was returned to 67°W.[62] From October 2019, continuously moving West at approx. 4.8°/day.[63]
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,[64] 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.[65] Started moving west in June 2017 to arrive alongside NSS-7 at 20°W in August 2017.[66] Started moving East in April 2018 to arrive at Astra 19.2°E in July 2018.[67] From June 2021, continuously moving west at approx. 4.9°/day.[68]
2C | 16 June 2001  | Hughes | HS-601HP | Proton | 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.[69] In April 2018, it moved west arriving at 23.5°E in May 2018.[70] Moved to 72.5°W in 2021.[71] From June 2024, moving west at approx. 4.5°/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

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This fleet came from the acquisition of New Skies Satellites in 2005, which itself had inherited 5 satellites from Intelsat in 1998.

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Active fleet

Future launches

Retired or lost

Satellite  | Location  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Coverage  | Launch date  | Launch vehicle  | Comments

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NSS-6 | 169.5° W  | 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.  | 17 December 2002 | Ariane 4L  |
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 4L  | 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 V187[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 | 176° 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-5 | 50.5° E  | Lockheed Martin | AS-7000  | 38 C-band, 12 Ku-band
Pacific Ocean region, shared capacity with Intelsat.  | 23 September 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 on 29 October 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. Retired
NSS-703 | 47° W  | Space Systems/Loral | LS-1300 | Originally at 57° E.  | 6 October 1994 | Atlas 2AS | Traffic moved to NSS-12 in January 2010,[93] satellite retired in October 2014.[94]
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 2AS | 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[95]
NSS-K | 183° E  | Lockheed Martin | AS-5000  | Originally at 21.5° W.  | 9 June 1992 | Atlas 2A | Retired
NSS-8 | 57° E (planned)  | Boeing | BSS-702 |  | 30 January 2007 | Zenit-3SL | Rocket exploded on pad.[96]

## SES fleet

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Legend

Active fleet

Future launches

Satellite  | Location  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Coverage  | Launch
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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.
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 | 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 108.2° E[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 |
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 | Replaced 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]
SES-16 / GovSat-1 | 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]
SES-17 | 67.1° W | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus Neo | High Throughput Ka-band[113] | 24 October 2021[114] | Ariane 5 ECA | Connectivity services over the Americas optimized for commercial aviation. In position and fully operational June 2022.[115]
SES-18 | 103° W | Northrop Grumman | GEOStar 3  | C-band | 17 March 2023[116] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Entered service in June 2023, replacing SES-3.
SES-19 | 135° W | Northrop Grumman | GEOStar 3  | C-band | 17 March 2023[116] | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
SES-20 | 103° W | Boeing | Boeing 702SP  | C-band | 4 October 2022[117] | Atlas V 531 |
SES-21 | 131° W | Boeing | Boeing 702SP  | C-band | 4 October 2022[117] | Atlas V 531 | On December 1, 2022, it began operations and replaced the AMC 11 satellite.
SES-22 | 135° W | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000B2 | C-band | 29 June 2022[118] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | On August 5, 2022, it began operations and replaced the AMC 8 satellite.
SES-23  |  | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus-4000B2  | C-band | Unknown[116] | TBA |
SES-24 | 19.2° E | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus-NEO 200  | Ku-band | 20 June 2024[119] | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Also known as Astra 1P
SES-25 | 19.2° E | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus-NEO 200  | Ku-band | 2026[119] | TBA  | Also known as Astra 1Q
SES-26 |  | Thales Alenia Space | Space Inspire | Ku-band, C-Band | 2026[119] | TBA |

## O3b fleet

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The O3b fleet was initially owned and operated by O3b Networks, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of SES in 2016[120] Orbiting in Medium Earth orbit (MEO), the first generation satellites are sometimes referred to as "O3b MEO" to more clearly distinguish them from the second generation O3b mPOWER constellation (to launch 2022–2024, and start service in Q3 2023).[121][122][123][124]

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Name  | NORAD ID  | Int'l Code  | Launch Date  | Launch Vehicle  | Period (min)

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O3B PFM  | 39191  | 2013-031D  | 25 June 2013  | Soyuz ST-B (VS05)  | 287.9
O3B FM2  | 39190  | 2013-031C  | 25 June 2013  | Soyuz ST-B (VS05)  | 287.9
O3B FM3  | 40082  | 2014-038D  | 10 July 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS08)  | 287.9
O3B FM4  | 39189  | 2013-031B  | 25 June 2013  | Soyuz ST-B (VS05)  | 287.9
O3B FM5  | 39188  | 2013-031A  | 25 June 2013  | Soyuz ST-B (VS05)  | 287.9
O3B FM6  | 40080  | 2014-038B  | 10 July 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS08)  | 287.9
O3B FM7  | 40081  | 2014-038C  | 10 July 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS08)  | 287.9
O3B FM8  | 40079  | 2014-038A  | 10 July 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS08)  | 287.9
O3B FM9  | 40351  | 2014-083D  | 18 December 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS10)  | 287.9
O3B FM10  | 40348  | 2014-083A  | 18 December 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS10)  | 287.9
O3B FM11  | 40349  | 2014-083B  | 18 December 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS10)  | 287.9
O3B FM12  | 40350  | 2014-083C  | 18 December 2014  | Soyuz ST-B (VS10)  | 287.9
O3B FM13  | 43234  | 2018-024D  | 9 March 2018  | Soyuz ST-B (VS18)  | 287.9
O3B FM14  | 43233  | 2018-024C  | 9 March 2018  | Soyuz ST-B (VS18)  | 287.9
O3B FM15  | 43231  | 2018-024A  | 9 March 2018  | Soyuz ST-B (VS18)  | 287.9
O3B FM16  | 43232  | 2018-024B  | 9 March 2018  | Soyuz ST-B (VS18)  | 287.9
O3B FM17  | 44114  | 2019-020C  | 4 April 2019  | Soyuz ST-B (VS22)  | 287.9
O3B FM18  | 44115  | 2019-020D  | 4 April 2019  | Soyuz ST-B (VS22)  | 287.9
O3B FM19  | 44113  | 2019-020B  | 4 April 2019  | Soyuz ST-B (VS22)  | 287.9
O3B FM20  | 44112  | 2019-020A  | 4 April 2019  | Soyuz ST-B (VS22)  | 287.9
O3b mPOWER 1
(O3b FM21)  | 54755  | 2022-174A  | 16 December 2022  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | 288
O3b mPOWER 2
(O3b FM22)  | 54756  | 2022-174B  | 16 December 2022  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | 288
O3b mPOWER 3
(O3b FM23)  | 56368  | 2023-059B  | 28 April 2023  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | 287
O3b mPOWER 4
(O3b FM24)  | 56367  | 2023-059A  | 28 April 2023  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | 288
O3b mPOWER 5
(O3b FM25)  | 58346  | 2023-175A  | 12 November 2023  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | In transit to MEO
O3b mPOWER 6
(O3b FM26)  | 58347  | 2023-175B  | 12 November 2023  | Falcon 9 Block 5  | In transit to MEO
O3b mPOWER 7
(O3b FM28)  |  |  | H2 2024  | Falcon 9 Block 5  |
O3b mPOWER 8
(O3b FM28)  |  |  | H2 2024  | Falcon 9 Block 5  |
O3b mPOWER 9
(O3b FM29)  |  |  | 2025  | Falcon 9 Block 5  |
O3b mPOWER 10
(O3b FM30)  |  |  | 2025  | Falcon 9 Block 5  |
O3b mPOWER 11
(O3b FM31)  |  |  | 2025  | Falcon 9 Block 5  |
O3b mPOWER 12
(O3b FM32)  |  |  | 2026  |  |
O3b mPOWER 13
(O3b FM33)  |  |  | 2026  |  |

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## Third-party satellites

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SES also manages some transponders on a few third-party satellites under joint operating agreements.

Legend

Active fleet

Satellite  | Location  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Coverage  | Launch date  | Launch vehicle  | Comments

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Ciel-2 | 129° W | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000C4  | 32 Ku-band transponders
HDTV for North America  | 10 December 2008 | Proton-M/Briz-M |
MonacoSAT | 52° E | Thales Alenia Space | Spacebus 4000C2  | 12 Ku-band transponders
HDTV for Middle East and North Africa  | 27 April 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.  | 29 September 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  | 22 April 2011 | Ariane 5 ECA  |

## See also

[edit]

* Spaceflight portal

* SES
* SES Americom
* SES Astra
* SES Sirius
* List of broadcast satellites

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* t
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Satellites operated by SES

SES fleet|

* Active: SES-1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11 (EchoStar 105)
* 12
* 14
* 15
* 16 (GovSat-1)
* 17

AMC fleet|

* Active: AMC-4
* 6
* 8
* 10
* 11
* 15
* 16
* 18
* 21
* Backups: AMC-7
* Retired: AMC-1
* 2
* 3
* 5
* 9
* Failed launch: AMC-14

NSS fleet|

* Active: NSS-6
* 7
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 806
* Retired: NSS-5
* 513
* 703
* K
* Failed launch: NSS-8

Astra fleet|

* Active: Astra 1KR
* 1L
* 1M
* 1N
* 2E
* 2F
* 2G
* 3B
* 4A
* 5B
* Backups: Astra 1D
* 1F
* 1G
* 1H
* 2A
* 2B
* 2C
* 2D
* 3A
* To be activated: Astra 1P
* Retired: Astra 1A
* 1B
* 1C
* 1E
* 5A
* Sirius 3
* Failed launch: Astra 1K
* Orbital positions: 5.0°E
* 19.2°E
* 23.5°E
* 28.2°E
* 31.5°E
* Subsidiary: SES Astra

Third parties|

* Active: Ciel-2
* MonacoSAT
* QuetzSat 1
* Yahsat 1A

*[TBA]: To be announced
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