SES Satellites

http://www.ses.com
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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 people, reported $3.0B in revenue as of 2025, and operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in enterprise connectivity services, functioning as a multi-national telecommunications company that provides global content connectivity solutions through the operation of commercial communications satellites. Headquartered at the Château de Betzdorf, SES owns, manages, and licenses an extensive multi-orbit constellation of around 120 satellites. Following its acquisition of Intelsat, the firm commands a global infrastructure network that provides data transmission, television broadcasting, and high-speed broadband syndication across more than 80 countries.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1985

Headcount

6,913

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Primary Segment

Enterprise connectivity services

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Publicly Owned

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On September 11, 2026, SES launched SES CORE, a content orchestration and hybrid delivery platform designed to provide broadcasters and media companies with a single interface for managing content distribution across satellite, fiber, and IP networks. Previously, on September 9, 2026, SES inaugurated a new office in Chennai, India, marking a significant milestone in its growth and investment in the country. This expansion built on its acquisition of Intelsat and an earlier Chennai office inauguration in April 2025, which has since led to a tripling of its workforce in India to over 600 employees, positioning Chennai as a strategic talent hub. Concurrently on September 9, 2026, SpaceX prepared to launch the final three O3b mPOWER satellites, owned by SES, using a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of the O3b mPOWER-F mission.

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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 video processing and playout, media managed services, enterprise connectivity services and connectivity and distribution 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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Sep

16th

2026

08:55

Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Supply Chain and Procurement, Facility Expansion

SES and Elveo plan European satellite manufacturing

SES and Elveo Mobile plan to establish European manufacturing capability and supply chains for low-Earth-orbit satellites designed to connect directly with ordinary mobile devices, expanding an existing technology and investment partnership into physical spacecraft production. The companies announced the manufacturing initiative on 15 September as part of a broader collaboration to accelerate direct-to-device services in Europe.

Industrial News

Sep

16th

2026

02:11

Facility Expansion

SES expands O3b mPOWER MEO network with three new satellites

The O3b mPOWER-F mission successfully carried the F11, F12 and F13 satellites into medium Earth orbit. SES has announced the successful launch of its eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth O3b mPOWER satellites, further expanding its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) system designed to offer high-performance connectivity services around the world.

SatellitePro ME

Sep

15th

2026

14:01

B2B Tag, Facility Expansion

Device Satellite Manufacturing Capability In Europe – SMBtech

Luxembourg-based satellite operator, SES, and connectivity company, Elveo Mobile, have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the delivery of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services across Europe, including plans to establish satellite manufacturing capabilities on the continent. Under the expanded partnership, SES will use Elveo’s patented D2D technology to enable mobile roaming capabilities for European consumers, businesses, governments and defence users.

SMBtech

Sep

15th

2026

08:05

Partnerships and Alliances, Funding Activities, B2B Tag, Funding, Partnerships

Sovereign trend fuels Euro satellite action

Blink for a moment and you might miss a satellite communications development, such is the welter of activity in the sector right now as direct-to-device (D2D), satellite broadband and the non-terrestrial network (NTN) component of 6G strategies attract strategic and financial attention, with the latest wave of news centring around the growing demand for sovereign connectivity services in Europe.

TelecomTV

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Satellite constellation set to level up service; The 13-satellite constellation boosts global connectivity for mobile users, governments and others.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. , - The final three Boeing [NYSE: BA] O3b mPOWER satellites, F11, F12 and F13, have joined 10 already in orbit following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station . The launch completes the 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation, which is designed to boost global connectivity for mobile users, governments and other customers around the world.

MarketScreener

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Facility Expansion

Adel Al-Saleh Says SES at Tipping Point for Growth Amid Strategic Shifts

PARIS – SES is targeting big milestones for 2026 and beyond as its portfolio grows to include manufacturing capabilities, sovereign space in Europe, and a direct-to-device partnership. CEO Adel Al-Saleh spoke Tuesday morning during World Space Business Week, sharing that the company’s manufacturing will be up and running by the beginning of 2028 when its factory is delivered.

Via Satellite

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

SpaceX launches 3 communications satellites

WASHINGTON,15th September, 2026 (WAM) -- SpaceX lofted three telecom satellites to orbit on a milestone mission for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying the final three satellites for Luxembourg-based SES' O3b mPOWER constellation.

Beijing Bulletin

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Carrying Three Satellites For Luxembourg-Based SES' O3b mPOWER Constellation

Tue, Sep 15, 2026 SpaceX lofted three telecom satellites to orbit on Sunday on the 700th mission to date for SpaceX's Falcon rocket family, according to the company. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday carrying the final three satellites for Luxembourg-based SES' O3b mPOWER constellation.

Aero-News Network

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

New Offerings, New Offerings

SES launches 11th, 12th and 13th O3b mPOWER satellites

SES today announced the successful launch of its eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth O3b mPOWER satellites, further expanding its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) system designed to offer high-performance connectivity services around the world. The three satellites launched at 2:49 pm local time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Broadcast & CableSat

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

New Offerings, New Offerings

SES Unveils SES CORE Platform

SES Unveils SES CORE Platform SES has introduced SES CORE, a content orchestration and hybrid delivery platform that enables broadcasters and media companies to manage, monitor and transmit programming seamlessly across satellite, fibre and IP networks.

4RFV UK

Sep

14th

2026

16:12

New Offerings, New Offerings

SES’s Final Three O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched

[세계뉴스통신/LUXEMBOURG=세계뉴스통신] SES today announced the successful launch of its eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth O3b mPOWER satellites, further expanding its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) system designed to offer high-performance connectivity services around the world. The three satellites launched at 2:49 pm local time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Segyenewsagency

Sep

14th

2026

09:51

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, New Offerings

SES Launches New Content Orchestration and Hybrid Delivery Platform

[세계뉴스통신/LUXEMBOURG=세계뉴스통신] SES today announced the launch of SES CORE, the first-of-its-kind content orchestration and hybrid delivery platform, designed to enable broadcasters and media customers to manage, monitor, and enable transmission of content seamlessly via satellite, fiber, and IP.

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SES Satellites's customers primarily consist of airlines and Aviation, telecoms and government Administration companies. Examples of SES Satellites's customers include LATAM Airlines, European Commision and Orange Group. SES Satellites has commercial and technical partners like Viasat, Canal+ and MTS (Telekom Srbija). Examples of SES Satellites's suppliers include NAGRA-Kudelski, Amdocs and IBM.

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