SES-4 Satellite Scheduled for Launch December 26-27

SES S.A. announces that the SES-4 satellite will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket at 00:41 a.m. local time on December 27th, 2011 (December 26th, 2011 at 19:41 p.m. CET, 13:41 p.m. EST). SES-4 is a 20-kilowatt satellite with 52 C-band and 72 Ku-band transponders. It has C-band beams serving the eastern hemisphere of Europe and Africa, full coverage of the Americas, and a global beam to support mobile and maritime customers. More

(Source: MarketWatch (press release) - Dec 23)