SES-2 Satellite Scheduled for Launch Tomorrow on Board Ariane 5

SES S.A. announces that the launch of its new satellite SES-2 is scheduled for tomorrow night, September 20, 2011. The satellite will be launched into space from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane 5 ECA rocket between 18:38 and 20:02 pm local time (17:38 -- 19)(23:38 -- 01)(23:2011 Central European Summer Time). The SES-2 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, is based on Orbital's space-proven Star 2.4 platform and carries 24 C-Band transponders and 24 Ku-Band transponders (36 MHz equivalents). More

(Source: MarketWatch - Sep 19)