SpaceX launches two new O3b mPOWER satellites for SES
SES has announced the launch of two additional O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:12 pm local time. The newly launched satellites will enhance global coverage and increase capacity for SESs second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) network, O3b mPOWER.
In operation since 2024, the O3b mPOWER system has been delivering high-performance connectivity to a range of customers across mobility, government, enterprise and cloud sectors worldwide. The two new satellites join eight others already in orbit, providing scalable services from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second to users anywhere on the globe.
Three more satellites are currently in production and are scheduled to launch in 2026. Once the full constellation is deployed by 2027, SES expects a threefold increase in total system capacity, further strengthening its global service offerings.
SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said: 'Im proud of our SES team and partners for continuously pushing the boundaries of whats possible in space to bring critical connectivity where it matters most. Over the past year, our O3b mPOWER services have been transforming industries and empowering our key customers including telco operators, cruise lines, airlines, NATO, the Government of Luxembourg, the Government of United States and many other allied governments. With this launch we continue adding incremental capacity to our initial O3b mPOWER constellation, strengthening our MEO network and delivering high throughput and predictable low latency services at scale.'
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