SES-12 Satellite Now Operational

SES’ newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility, and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The satellite is designed with both wide beams and High Throughput Satellite (HTS) beams, and will join SES-8 at 95 degrees East. SES-12 is the latest satellite that SES has launched to that orbital position where it will operate under the authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The all-electric satellite will replace and augment the services currently being provided on SES’s NSS-6 satellite. More

(Source: Space Daily - Feb 27)