SES Satellites

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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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News Summary:

On September 15, SES and Elveo Mobile announced plans to establish European manufacturing capability and supply chains for low-Earth-orbit satellites designed to connect directly with mobile devices, expanding their existing technology and investment partnership into physical spacecraft production. This initiative is part of a broader collaboration to accelerate direct-to-device services in Europe. Earlier on September 16, SES successfully launched the final three satellites of its O3b mPOWER constellation, completing its medium Earth orbit (MEO) network. This completion enhances planned capacity resilience and flexibility, with the constellation scheduled to be operational by mid-2027 to provide connectivity solutions for enterprise, government, mobility, and telecom clients. Also on September 16, SES launched SES CORE, a content orchestration and hybrid delivery platform, enabling media customers to manage, monitor, and orchestrate content delivery via satellite, fiber, and IP through a single interface, thereby increasing visibility, flexibility, and signal reliability.

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SES Satellites offers 4 products in the media tech and connectivity and cloud industries. SES Satellites's product portfolio comprises of enterprise connectivity services, connectivity and distribution services, media managed services and video processing and playout.

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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

22nd

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Regulatory Compliance

JioStar agrees deal with SES amid move away from Chinese satellites

Indian media giant JioStar and satellite operator SES have signed a new multi-year deal under which SES will provide satellite distribution services for JioStar’s TV channels across India and the Indian sub-continent using the IS-20 satellite at the 68.5° East orbital slot.

Decode TV

Sep

22nd

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

SES to support JioStar’s broadcast service expansion across India

SES, a leading space solutions company, and JioStar, South Asia’s largest media conglomerate, today announced a new multi-year deal under which SES will provide satellite distribution services for JioStar’s portfolio of television channels across India and the Indian sub-continent using the IS-20 satellite.

Broadcast & CableSat

Sep

21st

2026

14:21

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

SES explains its unusual dual role of both overseeing Europe's Iris2 MEO layer and providing its payloads

PARIS — One of the surprises of the contract awards for Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit constellation of secure connectivity satellites is that SES has been given the role not only of overseeing the construction of the 18 Iris2 MEO-orbit satellites, but also of providing the satellites’ payloads.

Space Intel Report

Sep

21st

2026

06:30

Regulatory Compliance

Commercial Geostationary Satellite Orders Rebound to 14 in 2026 Driven by Spectrum Transitions

On Sept. 21, 2026, space market intelligence firm Novaspace released market data confirming that commercial geostationary (GEO) communications satellite orders reached 14 spacecraft announced year-to-date. The figure marks a recovery from the 10 commercial GEO contracts signed during all of 2025 and represents the highest annual procurement volume for geostationary platforms since 2020.

SatNews

Sep

21st

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Facility Expansion

SES and Elveo Mobile deepen collaboration to advance direct-to-device services in Europe

SES and Elveo Mobile deepen collaboration to advance direct-to-device services in Europe SES, a global leader in space solutions, and Elveo Mobile, the company that delivers mobile connectivity and elevated intelligence for a planet on the move, today announced the expansion of their collaboration to accelerate delivery of direct-to-device services in Europe.

Cyprus Shipping News

Sep

21st

2026

05:57

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

SES S A : to Support JioStar’s Broadcast Service Expansion Across India

Luxembourg/New Delhi, 21 September 2026 - SES, a leading space solutions company, and JioStar, South Asia's largest media conglomerate, today announced a new multi-year deal under which SES will provide satellite distribution services for JioStar's portfolio of television channels across India and the Indian sub-continent using the IS-20 satellite.

MarketScreener

Sep

21st

2026

00:03

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Facility Expansion

SES and Elveo Mobile deepen collaboration to advance direct-to-device services in Europe

SES, a global leader in space solutions, and Elveo Mobile, the company that delivers mobile connectivity and elevated intelligence for a planet on the move, today announced the expansion of their collaboration to accelerate delivery of direct-to-device services in Europe.

World Ports

Sep

20th

2026

15:49

Boeing (BA) Completes 13-Satellite O3b mPOWER Constellation — Here’s What It Means for Defense Growth

Following the successful launch of its last three O3b mPOWER satellites, The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA ) has completed its 13-satellite constellation for operator SES. F11, F12 and F13 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and joined the 10 already in orbit.

Yahoo Finance Singapore

Sep

18th

2026

12:43

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships, New Offerings

Did SES' (ENXTPA:SESG) O3b mPOWER and D2D Push Just Redefine Its Connectivity Narrative?

In mid-September 2026, SES S.A. successfully launched its eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth O3b mPOWER satellites and expanded its collaboration with Elveo Mobile to roll out direct-to-device satellite services in Europe, while also introducing SES CORE, a hybrid content orchestration platform for broadcasters and media customers.

Yahoo Finance

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

07:19

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Facility Expansion

SES and Elveo Mobile Deepen Collaboration to Advance Direct

SES, a global leader in space solutions, and Elveo Mobile, the company that delivers mobile connectivity and elevated intelligence for a planet on the move, announced the expansion of their collaboration to accelerate delivery of direct-to-device (D2D) services in Europe.

SpaceWatch Africa

Sep

16th

2026

06:30

Advanced Manufacturing, B2B Tag

“New solutions become more flexible, scalable and accessible”

You took on the CFO role at SES during a period of significant transformation for both the company and the satellite communications industry. Looking back on your first year, what has surprised you most about the role? – “Leading a finance organization during a period of major industry transformations has been incredibly rewarding.

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

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