Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
Delivering critical sensor data for ISR
Governments are transforming their operational environments, increasingly relying on sensor data to augment on-the-ground human reporting, the ISR platforms that capture and relay data (including real-time HD video), command and control systems that disseminate the information, and the cloud-based systems that make everything work efficiently. Access to timely and persistent ISR information improves decision-making.
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Maximising the performance of UAV platforms
In this environment, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are essential for ISR missions, including border control. Yet offboarding the sensor data and video feed from the plane to headquarters has proven challenging. Providing real- and near-real-time access to uncompressed data from the many sensors onboard the aircraft allows it to be processed on the ground, and shared with the wider team.
Exceptional connectivity for ISR networks
SES’s GEO HTS and O3b MEO constellations deliver high-performance beams for data-intensive applications, ensuring ultra-fast access to ISR streaming video and GB-sized file transfers, while our GEO widebeam space assets ensure broad geographic coverage.
• A global multi-orbit, multi-band fleet, and range of managed services
• Seamless access to government networks and cloud-based applications
• MEO-based mission beams that support large data transfers and collection from multiple sensor platforms
• Low-latency MEO capabilities that enable secure and uninterrupted command control links
• A partner with experience providing connectivity and infrastructure to NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance, the US Department of Defense, and the EU
Governments around the world require high-throughput, low-latency connectivity, wherever their missions take them. We can deliver that level of connectivity to their increasingly data-driven environments.
Find out more about Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance:
- Satellite Stories Podcast Episode: O3b mPOWER - Governments
Download our application note: “Enhancing Cloud Capabilities for Global ISR Missions”
- Discover how SES is uniquely positioned to meet the growing cloud connectivity needs of ISR operations with our commercially proven and fully operational multi-orbit fleet and global terrestrial network
- Find out how O3b mPOWER will bring greater system flexibility, performance, and scale to enhance ISR missions in the future
Enabling Platforms and Services
O3b MEO
Low-latency, high-speed managed data services, with data rates up to 1Gbps.
GEO HTS
High-performance HTS broadband with global reach.
Skala Global Platform
A global managed platform designed to help operations scale—efficiently and effectively.
Cloud
Partnerships with the world leaders in cloud services provide private, reliable cloud connectivity anywhere.
O3b mPOWER
Next-generation MEO system built on the proven track record of O3b MEO with exponential capabilities in scale, flexibility, and performance.

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