SES Satellites, also known as SES and SES S.A., is a publicly owned company headquartered in Luxembourg. Founded in 1985, the company employs approximately 5,100 individuals and reported $3.0B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in enterprise connectivity services, operating as a satellite operator and provider of communications and media services.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1985

Headcount

5,093

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Primary Segment

Enterprise connectivity services

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

55

News Summary:

On March 12, 2026, a Hezbollah missile strike reportedly damaged SES's Emek Ha’Ela Satellite Earth Station in Beit Shemesh, central Israel, with dashcam footage appearing to show a direct hit on several small antennas at the facility, which hosts more than 100 antennas. Local reports characterized the incident as a "barrage" of long-range precision missiles. Earlier the same day, SES launched a cash tender offer. Previously, also on March 12, the company promoted its multi-orbit assets at MWC 2026, positioning them as a solution for reliability and guaranteed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) amidst the significant attention given to SpaceX’s Starlink, while emphasizing the integral role of satellites in global connectivity.

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SES Satellites offers 4 products in the connectivity and cloud and media tech industries. SES Satellites's product portfolio comprises of media managed services, video processing and playout, connectivity and distribution services and enterprise connectivity services.
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SES Satellites's revenues were $3.0B in 2025. Caretta Research has split SES Satellites's revenue into 10 different product categories, the largest of which is satellite data connectivity, which represents 31% of SES Satellites's revenue.
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SES Satellites's customers primarily consist of government Administration and telecoms companies. Examples of SES Satellites's customers include Orange Group, European Commision and Sky Group. SES Satellites has commercial and technical partners like Viasat, MTS (Telekom Srbija) and Canal+. Examples of SES Satellites's suppliers include Harmonic, Amdocs and IBM.

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