SpaceX launches SES broadcast satellite Astra 1P
The geostationary satellite will operate at 19.2 degrees East to deliver content from SESs prime TV neighbourhood to 119m households across Europe.
The geostationary satellite will operate at 19.2 degrees East to deliver content from SESs prime TV neighbourhood to 119m households across Europe.
Service transitions onto SES-18 represent one of the final milestones in SESs US C-band transition.
SES-18 and SES-1 are due to start services in June after using onboard hydrazine-fueled propulsion to reach their geostationary orbital slots.
SES-22 is the first to launch six geostationary satellites that SES ordered to migrate broadcast customers into a narrower swath of C-band.
The company has ordered six satellites to provide the necessary capacity for its customers, with SES-18, SES-19, SES-20, SES-21 and SES-22 all to be launched in 2022.
SESs Satellite and OTT in sync solution takes the source signal on its way to the satellite and distributes it via IP in tandem with satellite.
SES has announced that Browne, Chief Financial Officer of SES, has decided to step down for personal reasons.
SES has signed two agreements with the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB), and the Ethiopian Broadcasting Cooperation (EBC) that will enable the creation of a dedicated Ethiopian TV environment.