Luxembourg –
September 17th, 2012 – SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg
Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that the SES-5 satellite is
now fully operational at the orbital position of 5 degrees
East.
SES-5, successfully launched on July 10 on board an ILS Proton
rocket, was designed and built for SES by Space Systems/Loral
(SS/L). The spacecraft features 36 active Ku-band
transponders, and up to 28 active C-band transponders and is
now ready to deliver high performance and extensive coverage
for Direct-to-Home (DTH) services, broadband, maritime
communications, GSM backhaul, and VSAT applications in Europe,
Africa and the Middle East.
