O3b mPOWER Launch Slips Amid Potential Intelsat/SES Merger Rumors - Via Satellite -
O3b mPOWER Launch Slips Amid Potential Intelsat/SES Merger Rumors - Via Satellite -
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SES CEO Steve Collar would not confirm or deny reports that merger talks are underway between SES and Intelsat in a call with investors on Thursday.Skybrokers de-installed a VertexRSI 9m antenna for RBB in Potsdam, Germany. This former DDR 1000 year old city is widely known for its lakes and beautiful palaces such as Neues Palace and Schloss Sansouci. The Sansouci Park is A UNESCO World heritage site, the largest in Germany.
SpaceX conducted its 5th launch in one month!
SES-22 GEO satellite at 135° West, built by Thales Alenia Space, was launched on June 29th on the SpaceX’ Falcon 9 rocket. This was the last launch in a row of 5 launches in June for SpaceX.
SES-22 is the first of six geostationary satellites that satellite operator SES ordered to migrate broadcast customers into a narrower swath of C-band. SES-22 will deliver TV and radio to millions of American homes and provide other critical data transmission services.
In May 2022 Skybrokers successfully installed an used and refurbished VertexRSI 9.0m satellite antenna at the A1 Telecom Aflenz Teleport in Austria. The antenna was completely touched up to include new motors, new jackboots, bearings and a new de-icing system.
Aflenz Teleport is the only Earth Station in Austria and is operating over the 50 satellite antennas including the 275 tonnes weighing 32m NEC antenna! The teleport is located in Aflenz in the heart of federal state Styria (Steiermark Bundesland).
Skybrokers delivered and installed three Earth Station Antennas at the former SwissCom/Verestar Teleport in Leuk, Switzerland. The antennas were relocated from the Signalhorn Backnang facility in Germany to Leuk and were successfully installed with the great help of the customer and technicians from Signalhorn Germany. This project was finished end of April 2022.