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24 February new target for SES-9 launch
Joseph O'Halloran
| 09 February 2016
Leading satellite operator SES and craft manufacturer SpaceX have announced they are working on a 24 February launch date for SES-9 from Cape Canaveral.
The mission was originally set for launch in late in 2015 and will undergo a modification in order to minimise the impact of the delay. That is, SpaceX will now aim to reduce the amount of time needed for the craft SES-9 to reach its orbital slot, 108.2° East, so that it can keep the operational service date (OSD) in the third quarter of 2016, as previously foreseen.
Once in its correct place, SES-9 will provide both replacement and incremental capacity in the premium video neighbourhood over Asia which already serves over 22 million households.
Built by Boeing Satellite Systems, SES-9 is designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit with a 12.7kw payload and 57 Ku-band transponders.
The spacecraft will be co-located with SES-7 and is intended to broaden SES’s global video capabilities to serve markets such as South Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Along with six other spacecraft under construction, the SES-9 programme is designed to increase SES´s satellite capacity for emerging markets by 21% by the end of 2018.
Joseph O'Halloran
| 09 February 2016
Leading satellite operator SES and craft manufacturer SpaceX have announced they are working on a 24 February launch date for SES-9 from Cape Canaveral.
The mission was originally set for launch in late in 2015 and will undergo a modification in order to minimise the impact of the delay. That is, SpaceX will now aim to reduce the amount of time needed for the craft SES-9 to reach its orbital slot, 108.2° East, so that it can keep the operational service date (OSD) in the third quarter of 2016, as previously foreseen.
Once in its correct place, SES-9 will provide both replacement and incremental capacity in the premium video neighbourhood over Asia which already serves over 22 million households.
Built by Boeing Satellite Systems, SES-9 is designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit with a 12.7kw payload and 57 Ku-band transponders.
The spacecraft will be co-located with SES-7 and is intended to broaden SES’s global video capabilities to serve markets such as South Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Along with six other spacecraft under construction, the SES-9 programme is designed to increase SES´s satellite capacity for emerging markets by 21% by the end of 2018.
