SES: successful launch of new O3b satellites

(CercleFinance.com) - SES announced Friday night that its four new O3b satellites in Middle Earth Orbit (MEO) have been successfully launched by Arianespace aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Kourou Guiana Space Centre.


These new Ka-band satellites will join the existing constellation of 12 SES MEO satellites, orbiting about 8,000 km from Earth, i.e. four times closer to the planet than geostationary satellites (GEO).

"The additional capacity will enable SES Networks to cater to the growing consumption of bandwidth in the telecom, cloud, maritime, energy, and government markets," the operator said.


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