ULA - Atlas V / SES-20 & SES-21 Mission poster.
Oct. 4, 2022
Atlas V carrying SES-20 and SES-21 liftoff
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 launch vehicle launched the SES-20 and SES-21 satellites into near-geosynchronous orbit, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 4 October 2022, at 21:36 UTC (17:36 EDT).
Atlas V launches SES-20 and SES-21
SES-20 and SES-21 are all-electric 702SP (small platform) satellites equipped with C-band payloads that will operate to provide television broadcasting services across the United States.
Atlas V / SES-20 and SES-21 configuration
Atlas V launch successfully delivers its tandem payload of two large telecommunications satellite into near-geosynchronous orbit nearly 22,000 miles (35,000 km) above Earth.
SES-20 & SES-21 artist rendering
SES-20 and SES-21 are all-electric 702SP (small platform) satellites equipped with C-band payloads that operate over the continental United States. The satellites will usher in the Federal Communications Commission’s 5G Fast initiative, requiring satellite operators such as SES to clear from the lower 300 MHz to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum to make way for 5G mobile services. With SES-20 and -21, SES will continue to deliver C-band broadcast and radio services as well as critical data network services in the coming months.
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