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, it employs approximately 5,100 individuals and reported $3.0B in revenue as of 2025. The company operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer and specializes in enterprise connectivity services, functioning as a satellite operator and communications and media service provider.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1985

Headcount

5,093

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Primary Segment

Enterprise connectivity services

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Publicly Owned

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SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh met with FCC chairman Brendan Carr and senior staffers earlier in April 2026 to discuss the FCC's plan to reallocate certain C-band frequencies for the benefit of US cellular operators, a development that could generate billions for SES. Previously, on April 28, 2026, the company highlighted its MeoSphere, a next-generation MEO constellation, which it describes as a new approach to building and operating satellite infrastructure. MeoSphere functions as a flexible multi-orbit backbone capable of dynamically rerouting bandwidth without requiring the launch of new satellites.

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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 connectivity and distribution services, media managed services, enterprise connectivity 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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May

26th

2026

01:00

Financial Results, B2B Tag

SES cancels two satellites as providers pull back from GEO

SES has cancelled the IS-41 and IS-44 geostationary (GEO) satellites. The crafts, due to serve EMEA and Asia, were ordered by Intelsat, which SES acquired last year with Thales Alenia Space as part of Intelsat’s then post-bankruptcy growth plan in 2022.

DCD

May

26th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, B2B Tag

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Philippe Glaesener, SES Space & Defence

SES closed a $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat in 2025. The combined entity is now the largest satellite operator in the world by fleet size. The person responsible for selling that capacity to European defense customers is coming to SmallSat Europe.

SatNews

May

21st

2026

07:54

Emerging Tech

Why Hybrid Distribution is Now the Broadcast Standard

The broadcast industry is at a turning point. Spending on content reached $247 billion globally, yet that content needs to travel across more platforms, partners, and regions than ever before. In the March/April 2026 issue of Euromedia, Jon Sonsteby, VP of North America Sales at SES, described how broadcasters must contend with fragmented audiences, pressure to reallocate spectrum, and growing consumer expectations for seamless, multi-device access.

Satelliteworldtoday

May

19th

2026

11:50

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag

Saleh, SES CEO—2026 Wash100 Popular Vote Winner For Industry

When the government contracting community cast their ballots in Executive Mosaic‘s 2026 Wash100 Popular Vote, SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh stood out among the government contracting industry’s most influential executives. Al-Saleh, a first-time Wash100 Award recipient this year, finished No.

Wash100

May

19th

2026

08:02

B2B Tag

The Role of Satellite Connectivity in Modern Mines

Mining has always pushed into the world’s most isolated corners, but the industry’s relationship with connectivity has undergone a significant change. As businesses increasingly use satellite-enabled technologies, IndustryARC projects that the digital mining market will reach $46.5 billion by 2030, growing at a steady annual rate of 12.6 percent.

Satelliteworldtoday

May

19th

2026

01:00

B2B Tag

SES Announces Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES: Société Anonyme RCS Luxembourg B 81267 Notice is hereby given of the Extraordinary General Meeting of SES, Société Anonyme, to be held at the Company's registered office at Château de Betzdorf, L-6815 Betzdorf

Mengxinet

May

18th

2026

06:54

B2B Tag

SES Calls June 17 Extraordinary Meeting to Cancel Buyback Shares and Overhaul Governance Rules

Unlock hedge fund-level data and powerful investing tools for smarter, sharper decisions Discover top-performing stock ideas and upgrade to a portfolio of market leaders with Smart Investor Picks SES S.A. ( (FR:SESG) ) just unveiled an announcement.

TipRanks

May

17th

2026

17:40

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag

Boeing stays flexible to support ESA installs for next-gen IFC

As non-geostationary satellite services disrupt the inflight connectivity sector, Boeing is providing the necessary specs to enable airlines to retrofit their Boeing twinjets with next-gen IFC. The US airframer also confirms to Runway Girl Network that it’s in talks to expand its linefit buyer furnished equipment (BFE) catalog to meet the evolving IFC needs of its airline customers.

Runway Girl Network

May

17th

2026

17:40

B2B Tag

Boeing stays flexible to support ESA installs for next-gen IFC

Runway Girl Network

May

16th

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, Financial Results, B2B Tag

The end of GEO?

Chris Forrester — SES cancelling two Intelsat satellites (IS-41 and IS-44) generated plenty of headlines since the announcement was made during the operator’s quarterly results statement on May 12. This news, plus a similar cancellation made by Eutelsat of its Eutelsat Americas craft earlier this year has brought into focus the question of the importance of geostationary satellites and whether they have a future..

SatNews

May

15th

2026

10:51

B2B Tag

SES Announces Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

LUXEMBOURG--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--SES: Société Anonyme RCS Luxembourg B 81267 Notice is hereby given of the Extraordinary General Meeting of SES, Société Anonyme, to be held at the Company’s registered office at Château de Betzdorf, L-6815 Betzdorf (the “Company”), Luxembourg, on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CET AGENDA 1.

Koreanewswire

May

15th

2026

08:23

B2B Tag

SES Announces Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

LUXEMBOURG--(뉴스와이어)--SES: Société AnonymeRCS Luxembourg B 81267 Notice is hereby given of the Extraordinary General Meeting of SES, Société Anonyme, to be held at the Company’s registered office at Château de Betzdorf, L-6815 Betzdorf (the “Company”), Luxembourg, on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CET AGENDA 1.

Incheon News

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

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