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SES 17
SES 17 [Thales Alenia Space]
SES 17 is a geostationary Ka-band High Throughput (HTS) communications satellite stailor made connectivity services over the Americas optimized for commercial aviation.
The satellite will be equipped with close to 200 spot beams of mixed size for more flexible allocation of capacity over high-traffic airline routes and field-of-view beams to enable the most efficient delivery of Internet, live broadcast television and real-time content delivery. SES-17 will cover North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic ocean. The network will provide substantial gains over today’s broadband connections, ensuring ultra-high speeds, capacity, coverage and quality.
To meet the needs of a growing market, SES will procure a new satellite specifically designed for the needs of FlytLIVE and manufactured by Thales Alenia Space to be launched in 2020.
Built on an all-electric version of Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus-Neo-200 platform, SES-17 will weigh more than six metric tons at launch and will offer payload power in excess of 15 kW, with a design life of 15 years.
| Nation: | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication (SES) |
| Operator: | SES |
| Contractors: | Thales Alenia Space |
| Equipment: | Ka-band High Throughput Payload |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-Neo-200 |
| Propulsion: | 4 × PPS-5000 plasma thrusters |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 years |
| Mass: | 6411 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES 17 | 2021-095A | 24.10.2021 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA+ | with Syracuse 4A |
References:
- Thales Alenia Space: Thales and SES deliver the most efficient Ka-HTS aviation connectivity solution over the Americas, 12 September 2016
- SES: SES orders high throughput satellite from thales with first secured anchor customer for inflight connectivity, 12 September 2016
- SES 1, 2, 3 [Star-2]
- SES 4 [SSL-1300]
- SES 5 [SSL-1300]
- SES 6 [Eurostar-3000]
- SES 7 [BSS-601HP]
- SES 8 [Star-2]
- SES 9 [BSS-702HP]
- SES 10 [Eurostar-3000]
- SES 11 [Eurostar-3000]
- SES 12 [Eurostar-3000EOR]
- SES 14 [Eurostar-3000EOR]
- SES 15 [BSS-702SP]
- SES 16 (GovSat 1) [Star-3]
- SES 17 [Spacebus-Neo]
- SES 18, 19 [GEOStar-3]
- SES 20, 21 [BSS-702SP]
- SES 22, 23 [Spacebus-4000B2]
- SES 26 [Space Inspire]
