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| November 21, 2012 06:31 AM EST |
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SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) announced today that the ASTRA 2F
satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is now
fully operational and in commercial service at the orbital neighborhood
of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. The 52nd SES satellite was
successfully launched board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French
Guiana, on September 28, 2012.
ASTRA 2F was built by Astrium in Toulouse using a Eurostar E3000
platform. The multi-mission satellite carries Ku-band and Ka-band
payloads for the delivery of high-performance Direct-to-Home (DTH) and
next generation broadband services in Europe and Africa. Of the
spacecraft’s payload, 48 Ku-band transponders cover Europe and 12
Ku-band transponders are dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa, while 3
Ka-band transponders will allow SES Broadband Services to support
download speeds of up to 20 Mbps.
ASTRA 2F is part of a larger fleet replacement and expansion programme
at the 28.2/28.5 degrees East neighborhood, consisting of ASTRA 2E, 2F
and 2G, that provides replacement and growth capacity for the UK and
Ireland as well as for other services in and outside of Europe. ASTRA 2E
and ASTRA 2G, also under construction with Astrium, are scheduled for
launch in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
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About SES
SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of 52
geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications
services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile
and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations
worldwide.
SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service
and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse
regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with
customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service
requirements.
SES (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and
QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite
infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under: www.ses.com.
