SES
Communications satellite owner and operator
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| 2025 | SES plans to launch O3b mPOWER satellites 9, 10, and 11, which will operate in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) with Ka-band frequencies, providing global reach through steerable spot beams. These satellites are manufactured by Boeing. |
| 2025 | Expected completion of regulatory approvals for the Intelsat acquisition. |
| December 17 2024 | The seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, upgraded to address previous power issues. |
| June 20 2024 | Planned launch of Astra 1P (SES-24) satellite using Falcon 9 Block 5 launch vehicle. |
| April 2024 | SES announces the acquisition of satellite services provider Intelsat, aiming to create a more competitive multi-orbit satellite operator. |
| February 2024 | Adel Al-Saleh took up the position of SES Chief Executive Officer, replacing Interim CEO Ruy Pinto. |
| 2023 | SES reported significant global revenue, with the United States generating the highest revenue at €759 million, followed by Germany at €329 million and the United Kingdom at €214 million. |
| November 12 2023 | The fifth and sixth O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, enabling service start in February 2024. |
| April 28 2023 | The third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to provide connectivity services in medium Earth orbit. |
| March 17 2023 | Launched two SES satellites (SES-17 and SES-18) into orbit. |
| March 17 2023 | Launch of SES-18 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| March 17 2023 | Launch of SES-17 satellite using Soyuz ST-A (VS17) launch vehicle. |
| January 26 2023 | The Astra 2D satellite was decommissioned and retired to a graveyard orbit after more than 22 years of service, being the last commercial spin-stabilised spacecraft built by Hughes. |
| January 1 2023 | SES announced an agreement with High View to lease additional Astra 19.2°E satellite capacity for four new music channels targeting German-speaking viewers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. |
| December 31 2022 | By the end of 2022, SES satellites were transmitting over 8,000 TV channels, including more than 3,000 HD and UHD channels, reaching over 1 billion people across 369 million homes globally, with significant regional coverage in Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. |
| December 16 2022 | Launch of O3b mPOWER 1-2 (O3b FM21-22) satellites using Falcon 9 launch vehicle. |
| December 16 2022 | First two O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. |
| October 2022 | SES-20 and SES-21 satellites successfully launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral. |
| October 4 2022 | Launch of SES-20 satellite using Falcon-9 launch vehicle. |
| October 4 2022 | Launch of SES-19 satellite using Ariane 5ECA (VA255) launch vehicle. |
| June 29 2022 | Launch of SES-21 satellite using Falcon-9 launch vehicle. |
| June 22 2022 | SES-22 satellite successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. |
| March 2022 | SES reported a detailed breakdown of revenue for SES Networks, highlighting revenue distribution across government, fixed data networks, and mobility connectivity sectors. |
| March 2022 | SES reported a detailed breakdown of revenue for SES Video, revealing its global distribution across different sectors including European TV platforms (57%), international content delivery (19%), HD+ premium service for German users (13%), North American cable TV distribution (8%), and sports and events distribution (3%). |
| October 2021 | SES-17 satellite launched from Kourou, French Guiana, SES's first geostationary Ka-band high-throughput satellite. |
| October 24 2021 | Launch of GovSa-1 (SES-16) satellite using Falcon-9 launch vehicle. |
| May 26 2020 | SES elected to clear a portion of the C-Band spectrum in the United States, approving US$1.6 billion for new satellites and equipment migration. |
| June 4 2018 | Launched SES-11 (Echostar 105) satellite into orbit. |
| June 4 2018 | Launch of SES-12 satellite using Atlas V 531 launch vehicle. |
| January 2018 | SES-14 satellite launched hosting NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission to investigate the Sun's impact on Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere. |
| January 31 2018 | Launch of SES-15 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| October 30 2017 | SES-10 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket using a refurbished first stage booster, positioned at 67.0° West to serve Latin America |
| October 11 2017 | Launched SES-10 satellite into orbit. |
| October 11 2017 | Launch of SES-11 (Echostar 105) satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| May 2017 | SES-15 satellite launched with the Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) to improve GPS accuracy, integrity, and availability. |
| May 18 2017 | Launch of SES-14 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| March 30 2017 | Launched SES-9 satellite into orbit. |
| March 30 2017 | Launch of SES-10 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| 2016 | The book 'Beyond Frontiers' is published, further documenting the company's history and growth. |
| March 4 2016 | Launch of SES-9 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| April 27 2015 | SES launched third-party satellite MonacoSAT using a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket |
| January 13 2015 | SES announced plans to launch GovSat-1 in partnership with the Luxembourg Government. |
| 2014 | SES established a continuous UHDTV demonstration channel broadcasting to Europe from the Astra 19.2° East satellite position. |
| November 2014 | SES broadcast the first live UHDTV satellite broadcast, featuring a Linkin Park concert at the O2 World in Berlin. A continuous UHDTV demonstration channel was also established on the Astra 19.2° East satellite position. |
| March 2014 | Astra 5B launched to Astra 31.5° East position from Kourou in French Guiana to provide transponder capacity for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and CIS. |
| 2013 | SES transmitted the first HEVC-standard UHDTV via Astra 19.2° East satellite. |
| 2013 | SES transmitted the first HEVC-standard UHDTV via Astra 19.2° East satellite. SES-8 became the first geostationary satellite launched by SpaceX. |
| December 3 2013 | Launch of SES-8 satellite using Falcon-9 v1.2 launch vehicle. |
| September 30 2013 | Astra 2E launched to Astra 28.2° East position from Baikonur, Kazakhstan to provide DTH and satellite broadband services. |
| June 25 2013 | Launched first set of O3b satellites (O3b PFM, FM2, FM4–5) using a Soyuz ST-B (VS05) launch vehicle. |
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