التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة الإمارات لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
SES Selects SpaceX for Launch of New C-Band Satellit
New C-Band satellites when launched in 2022 will enable
delivery of 5G services as well as the uninterrupted delivery
of digital television services in the United States
SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions,
announced today that American launch provider SpaceX
will provide launch capability for up to 3 of its C-band
satellites over two launches as part of the company’s
accelerated C-band clearing plan. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
will launch two C-band satellites built by Northrop
Grumman as well as provide enhanced protection to rapidly
launch a contingency satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida
in 2022 allowing SES to meet the Federal Communications
Commission’s time-critical objective to roll out 5G services
across the United States.
In June, SES announced it contracted American companies
Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company to deliver four
C-band satellites in accordance with SES’s accelerated C-
band clearing plan. These satellites will enable SES to clear
280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly
migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring
the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120
million American TV homes and other critical data services.
In the last few months, SES has been increasingly working
with U.S. businesses across the country and investing in
America in the C-band transition plan, and its long-standing
relationship with SpaceX signifies its latest commitment to
the U.S. SpaceX has launched six SES satellites in the last
seven years.
“Clearing mid-band spectrum and protecting our broadcast
customers to ensure business continuity is a significant
undertaking and we absolutely need to be working with the
right partners,” said Steve Collar, CEO at SES. “We have a
deep and trusted relationship with SpaceX having been the
first to launch a commercial satellite with them and
subsequently the first commercial company to adopt the
flight-proven booster and we could not be more confident
in their ability to deliver on this time-critical mission.”
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne
noted, “SES is one of SpaceX‘s most-valued partners, and
we are proud of their continued trust in our capabilities to
reliably deliver their satellites to orbit. We are excited to
once again play a role in executing SES’s solutions to meet
their customers’ needs.”
