SES-1, a hybrid C- and Ku-band spacecraft that will provide coverage over the United States, was successfully roared into space on board a Proton Breeze M booster from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and is owned an operated by SES WORLD SKIES. The spacecraft is poised to be the 42nd satellite in SES’ global fleet.
The spacecraft carries 24 active C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders of 36 MHz capacity each. Six of the channels in each band can be cross-strapped to the opposite band, enabling new service capability. http://www.ses.com
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You just read about SES. One of the companies whose work it now carries:
GE Americom built Satellite distribution of television, radio, data and network services across the Americas. What became of it?
GE Americom brought Satellite distribution of television, radio, data and network services across the Americas to Space. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by SES for US$5B. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside SES today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
