SES-5
5˚ E
SES-5's mission
SES-5's single hemispheric C-band beam over Africa, the Middle East and Europe makes it ideal to support services such as GSM backhaul, VSAT applications, maritime communications and video distribution. The high-powered Ku-band payload brings enhanced capacity to Africa, and is ideal for supporting DTH services. It also carries a hosted L-band payload for the European Commission’s European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS).
Launch date:
10 July 2012
Launch vehicle:
Proton Breeze M
Satellite manufacturer:
Space System Loral
Designed lifetime:
15 years
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