SES World Skies
SES WORLD SKIES , formerly SES NEW SKIES , is a Dutch satellite operator based in The Hague and part of the SES SA holding. 2005 it had a turnover of approximately 240 million US dollars . SES New Skies currently operates several geostationary satellites.
history
SES NEW SKIES emerged in 1998 as a spin-off under the name New Skies Satellites NV from Intelsat , which was not yet privatized . The company was registered in Bermuda and was floated on the stock exchange (NYSE, AEX: NSK) in 2000. In December 2005 the company was bought by SES Global and in September 2006 it was renamed SES New Skies.
In July 2008, SES announced the merger of its two subsidiaries, SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES, under the leadership of Robert Bednarek. Bednarek has been President and CEO of SES NEW SKIES since October 2006 and, after the merger, of SES WORLD SKIES as well. On September 7th, 2009 the new company name SES WORLD SKIES was announced.
Satellite fleet
AMC fleet
All AMC satellites are positioned over America. Most cover large parts of North America.
| satellite | position | Type | Transponder | begin | rocket | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active: | ||||||
| AMC-1 | 103 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band | September 8, 1996 | Atlas II A | |
| AMC-2 | 101 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band | January 30, 1997 | Ariane 4 4L | same position as AMC-4 |
| AMC-3 | 67 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band | 4th September 1997 | Atlas II AS | |
| AMC-4 | 101 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | 24 C-band, 24 + 4 Ku-band | November 13, 1999 | Ariane 4 4LP | |
| AMC-5 | 79 ° W | Alcatel Space Spacebus 2000 | 16 Ku-band | October 28, 1998 | Ariane 4 4L | |
| AMC-6 | 72 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | 24 C-band, 24 + 4 Ku-band | October 22, 2000 | Proton-K / DM-2 | |
| AMC-7 | 137 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band | September 14, 2000 | Ariane 5 G | |
| AMC-8 | 139 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band | December 19, 2000 | Ariane 5 G | |
| AMC-9 | 84.3 ° W. | Alcatel Space Spacebus 3000B3 | 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band | June 7, 2003 | Proton-K / Briz-M | |
| AMC-10 | 135 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band | February 5, 2004 | Atlas II AS | |
| AMC-11 | 131 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band | May 19, 2004 | Atlas II AS | |
| AMC-15 | 105 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | 24 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band | October 15, 2004 | Proton-M / Briz-M | |
| AMC-16 | 85 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | 24 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band | December 17, 2004 | Atlas V (521) | |
| AMC-18 | 105 ° W | Lockheed Martin A2100A | 24 C-band | December 8, 2006 | Ariane 5 -ECA | replaces AMC-2, previously at 105 ° W |
| AMC-21 | 125 ° W |
Thales Alenia Space / Orbital Sciences STAR-2 |
24 Ku-band | August 14, 2008 | Ariane 5 -ECA | |
| Satcom C3 | 79 ° W | GE AstroSpace GE-3000 | 24 + 4 C-band | September 10, 1992 | Ariane 4 4LP | Orbit inclination |
| False start: | ||||||
| AMC-14 | 61.5 ° W (planned) | Lockheed Martin A2100 | 32 Ku-band | March 14, 2008 | Proton-M / Briz-M | False start |
NSS fleet
| satellite | position | begin | Type | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSS-513 | 177 ° W | May 18, 1988 | Ford Aerospace | Shut down |
| NSS-K | 177 ° W | June 9, 1992 | Lockheed Martin AS-5000 | Shut down |
| NSS-703 | 57 ° E | October 6, 1994 | Space Systems / Loral LS-1300 | Expected life until 2009, will be replaced by NSS-12, formerly Intelsat 703, 38 C-band and 20-Ku-band transponders across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia |
| NSS-5 | 23.7 ° E | September 23, 1997 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | Originally known as NSS-803 or Intelsat 803. Moved from 177 ° west to 57 ° east to replace NSS-703 until launch of NSS-12. |
| NSS-806 | 40.5 ° W | February 27, 1998 | Lockheed Martin AS-7000 | formerly Intelsat 806, expected service life until 2016, 36 C-band and six Ku-band transponders over America. |
| NSS-11 | 108.2 ° E | October 1, 2000 | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | formerly AAP-1; is to be replaced by SES-9 |
| NSS-7 | 22 ° W | April 16, 2002 | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | Expected lifespan until 2015, 97 transponders, eleven C and Ku band spots that connect America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East |
| NSS-6 | 95 ° E | December 17, 2002 | Lockheed Martin A2100AX | Expected lifespan by 2019, 60 transponders, six Ku-band spots connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia and Australia |
| NSS-10 | 38.5 ° W | February 3, 2005 | Spacebus 4000C3 | formerly AMC-12 / Astra 4A |
| NSS-8 | planned: 57 ° E | January 30, 2007 | Boeing BSS-702 | Missile explodes on launch |
| NSS-9 | 177 ° W | February 12, 2009 | Orbital Sciences STAR 2.2 | Ariane 5 Flight V-187 |
| NSS-12 | 57 ° E | October 29, 2009 | Space Systems / Loral FS-1300 | Ariane 5 ECA |
| SES-1 | 101 ° W | April 24, 2010 | Orbital Sciences STAR 2.4 | proton |
| SES-4 | 338 ° W | February 15, 2012 | Space Systems / Loral FS-1300 | proton |
| SES-8 | 95 ° E | 3rd December 2013 | Orbital Sciences GeoStar 2.4 | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| SES-9 | 108.2 ° E | 5th March 2016 | Boeing BSS-702HP | Falcon 9 v1.2 |
NSS-5, NSS-6, NSS-7, NSS-9, NSS-10, NSS-11, NSS-12, NSS-703 and NSS-806 are currently still active satellites of the SES New Skies.
New Skies' satellites operate exclusively in the commercial frequency bands Ku-band and C-band. They are used for voice and data traffic as well as television broadcasts and, increasingly, the Internet.
The satellite NSS-8 , with almost six tons of payload, 92 transponders, nine C- and Ku-band spots, one of the largest commercial satellites ever, was due to launch on January 30, 2007 with a Zenit-3-SL rocket from Sea Launch started and replace the NSS-703. Due to a malfunction, the rocket exploded on the launch platform and the satellite was lost. With this, NSS-703 will remain in position. The new satellite NSS-9 , launched on February 12, 2009, is to be positioned over the Pacific so that NSS-5 can be moved to position 57 ° East and replace NSS-703.
In May 2010, SES-7 was integrated into the network at 108.2 ° East . It was the former ProtoStar 2 , which was taken over by the insolvent ProtoStar in the previous year .
Individual evidence
- ↑ satellite-calculations.com: Track AMC-9 (GE-12) at 84.1 ° W and view detailed satellite position data , accessed on July 3, 2017.
- ^ SpaceX finally launches Falcon 9 with SES-9 hrsg = nasaspaceflight.com. March 4, 2016, accessed March 5, 2016 .
- ↑ SES WORLD SKIES: NSS-8 (English)
- ↑ ProtoStar II Acquisition Closed. SES, May 5, 2010, accessed October 24, 2012 .
See also
Web links
- SES (English)