Atlas V 531 | SES-20 & SES-21

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United Launch Alliance (Commercial)
• Rocket: Atlas V 531 — Atlas family

Mission

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.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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