This satellite will replace another one in mid-2012...
SES-3, the 45th satellite in the SES fleet, is part of a total fleet of more than 40 satellites of parent company SES and is scheduled for an International Launch Services launch on July 16th from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch vehicle will be a Proton M/Breeze M, with a launch time of 05:16, Baikonur local time. The client is SES and the satellite manufacturer is Orbital Sciences Corporation.
The satellite is expected to replace AMC-1 at 103 degrees West in mid 2012 and provide continuity of service to the enterprise, government and media sectors from the center of the North American arc. SES-3 will be the home of key media companies delivering educational, international and high definition video channels throughout the U.S. The satellite will also be powering mobile communications, private networks and thousands of VSAT terminals for the enterprise community. SES-3 is the third satellite in a new generation of SES WORLD SKIES satellites bearing the
SES-3, the 45th satellite in the SES fleet, is part of a total fleet of more than 40 satellites of parent company SES and is scheduled for an International Launch Services launch on July 16th from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch vehicle will be a Proton M/Breeze M, with a launch time of 05:16, Baikonur local time. The client is SES and the satellite manufacturer is Orbital Sciences Corporation.
The satellite is expected to replace AMC-1 at 103 degrees West in mid 2012 and provide continuity of service to the enterprise, government and media sectors from the center of the North American arc. SES-3 will be the home of key media companies delivering educational, international and high definition video channels throughout the U.S. The satellite will also be powering mobile communications, private networks and thousands of VSAT terminals for the enterprise community. SES-3 is the third satellite in a new generation of SES WORLD SKIES satellites bearing the