SES, a connectivity solutions company based in Luxembourg, has launched two additional O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch took place at 5:12 p.m. local time and adds to SES’s growing medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network.
The 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites aim to increase global coverage and provide more capacity for SES’s second-generation MEO system, which became operational in 2024. These satellites are designed to support services for mobility, government, enterprise, and cloud customers around the world.
“I’m proud of our SES team and partners for continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space to bring critical connectivity where it matters most,” said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES. “Over the past year, our O3b mPOWER services have been transforming industries and empowering our key customers including telco operators, cruise lines, airlines, NATO, the Government of Luxembourg, the Government of United States and many other allied governments.”
The two new satellites will join eight others already in orbit. The system offers a wide range of bandwidth options, from tens of megabits per second to several gigabits per second, depending on the location and customer need.
Three more O3b mPOWER satellites are being built and are scheduled to launch in 2026. SES expects that, once the full constellation is deployed by 2027, available capacity could triple.
“With this launch we continue adding incremental capacity to our initial O3b mPOWER constellation, strengthening our MEO network and delivering high throughput and predictable low latency services at scale,” Al-Saleh said.