Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas V 531
Agency
United Launch Alliance
Site / Pad
CC / SLC41
Outcome
Success
Flight
AV-099
COSPAR Designator
2022-123
Mission
SES-20 & SES-21 (Communications)
SES-20 & SES-21 are a pair of C-band communication satellites built by Boeing, using the highly efficient all-electric propulsion BSS-702SP satellite bus. These satellites will enable SES to clear 280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million American TV homes and other critical data services.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas V 531
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Agency launches
155 (7 YTD)
Site launches
859 (29 YTD)
Pad launches
108 (6 YTD)