October 4, 2022 9:36 pm

SES-20 & SES-21

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Atlas V 531

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:36 UTC
Window Close 22:21 UTC
Lift Off Oct 4, 2022 · 21:36 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload SES-20 & SES-21
Rocket Atlas V 531
Destination Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:36 UTC
Window Close 22:21 UTC
Lift Off Oct 4, 2022 · 21:36 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload SES-20 & SES-21
Rocket Atlas V 531
Destination Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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