SES today announces that its newest Ka-band GEO satellite, SES-17, is now fully operational in the Americas, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean at 67,1 degrees west. THE satellite The all-electric propulsion aircraft reached its planned position in geostationary orbit on schedule after months of successful lift and testing.
With that, the very high performance SES-17, built by Thales Alenia Space, is ready to provide excellent connectivity services to customers in the aeronautical, maritime, industrial and government markets, whether on land, at sea or in the skies. Thales InFlyt Experience, partner of SES-17, will leverage the satellite's capacity for FlytLive, a next-generation aviation connectivity solution that enhances Wi-Fi experiences aboard commercial aircraft in the Americas and the Caribbean. In addition, major corporate clients in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, including SSi Canada e COMNET, will now expand the reach and capacity of their broadband networks to more remote areas.
With an all-digital payload powered by the highest-capacity digital transponder processor in orbit, great flexibility and nearly 200 beams, SES-17 not only marks a significant development in satellite technology, but is also a first step in the integration of the SES multi-orbital network. The spacecraft's digital payload is ed by Adaptive Resource Controller (ARC) software, making it interoperable with the satellites' communications system. O3b mPOWER second-generation SES spacecraft in medium Earth orbit (MEO), scheduled to launch in the coming months.
The SES-17 was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, operated by Arianespace, from Spaceport Europe in Kourou, French Guiana, on October 23, 2021 at 23:10 local time (02:10 UTC). SES-17 is the 37th SES satellite launched by Arianespace and the 30th built by Thales Alenia Space, ing SES' current satellite network of 70 satellites.
