SES says it could build the world’s most powerful satellite, but won’t

Global fleet operator SES says it could join the race to build the world’s highest-throughput satellites if it wanted to, but doesn’t believe such spacecraft will be effective at serving customers. “SES is the largest satellite operator in the world today,” Andrew Ruszkowski, vice president of SES’s strategic initiatives in mobility, said June 8 at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit here. “If we wanted to, we could launch by far the largest-capacity satellite in the world. However, we have concluded that doesn’t make sense for our customers, nor for our business.” More

(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 10)