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2022 · United Launch Alliance

SES-20 & SES-21

successAtlas V 531 | SES-20 & SES-21

SES-20 & SES-21 are a pair of C-band communication satellites built by Boeing, using the highly efficient all-electric propulsion BSS-702SP satellite bus. These satellites will enable SES to clear 280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million American TV homes and other critical data services.

Overview

Date / time
October 4, 2022 at 09:36 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
SES-20 & SES-21
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 531 →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 2

SES-20
GEO
SES-21
GEO