Boeing delivers two more O3b mPOWER satellites to SES for December launch
Boeing has successfully delivered the seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, marking a key milestone in their ongoing partnership.
European Commission awards concession contract for IRIS² satellite system to SpaceRISE consortium
The IRIS² programme is designed as a public-private partnership, aiming to deploy a constellation of over 290 satellites across various orbits.
NSPA contracts SES’s O3b mPOWER satellite service for secure communications services
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded a contract for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services (MGS) to satellite operator SES.
SES awarded U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command contract to support airborne operations
SES Space & Defense has been awarded a multi-year contract worth USD 46.8 million by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) to provide Geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellite services.
SES Space & Defense awarded U.S. Army’s SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot contract
SES Space & Defense has been awarded the pilot effort to provide the U.S. Army with Satellite Communications (SATCOM) as a Managed Service (SaaMS) under a USD 3.6 million ceiling blanket purchase agreement (BPA).
Luxembourg acquires two SATCOM ground stations
The Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DoD) procured two ground stations following a competitive call for tender to enable the Luxembourg Army to improve its resilience by accessing secure satellite communications services.
TNO, Airbus Netherlands join EAGLE-1 consortium
EAGLE-1 will demonstrate the feasibility of quantum key distribution technology within the EU using a satellite-based system.
SES signs Low Earth Orbit IDIQ contract with Pentagon
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS).
Luxembourg parliament approves MGS, enabling NATO’s access to SES’s O3b mPOWER system
The MGS programme will leverage SES’s O3b mPOWER system to provide critical resilient satcom capabilities for Luxembourg, its partners and NATO.
SES and TESAT to develop payload for LEO satellite system EAGLE-1
EAGLE-1 consortium lead SES announces a new key partner, TESAT, responsible for developing and integrating the Quantum Key Distribution payload for the EAGLE-1 satellite.
SES’s third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched
Two additional O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.
SES wins satellite communications contract from US Space Force
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will provide satellite communications capabilities in support of the US Army Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WINT-T) training activities.


