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SES SATELLITE FLEET SES NETWORK Additionally, we have nine satellites flying secondary missions: ASTRA 1D, ASTRA 1F, ASTRA 1G, ASTRA 1H, ASTRA 2A, ASTRA 2B, ASTRA 2C, ASTRA 2D, ASTRA 3A. In orbit Future HTS satellite Inclined GEO gateway Existing link MEO satellites orbit at 8000km above the Earth's surface; they rotate faster than the Earth and, therefore, (High-throughput satellite) hand-o their service as they orbit. Fleet configuration is based on current planning and is subject to change. SES holds a 70% interest In orbit HTS satellite MEO gateway Future link (High-throughput satellite) in Ciel Satellite Limited Partnership and a 100% ownership interest in QuetzSat. Yahsat 1A’s Ku-band payload is owned by YahLive, where SES holds a 35% ownership interest. MonacoSAT is a partner satellite with transponders onboard TurkmenAlem at 52°E. SES-17 expected to launch in 2021. Point of presence (POP) * Procured by LuxGovSat ** SES-9 at 108.2E vicinity Stockholm Riga Betzdorf Frankfurt Kiev London Brewster 50°N Bucharest 50°N NYC Paris Munich LA Steele Valley Sintra Madrid Milan Athens LA WDC Middle East South Mountain Woodbine LA WDC Nemea WDC Hawaii Manassas Sunset Beach Vernon Dallas Miami Hong Kong Hong Kong Kowloon Abu Dhabi Karachi e Hong Kong e Stanley Hawaii Kapolei 50° Latitud 50° Latitud 50° ± Djibouti ± ) ) s Kuala Lumpur Singapore s ( ( e Accra Lagos e Lurin MEO Standard Servic MEO Standard Servic MEO Standard São Paulo Hortolândia Perth Dubbo Sydney Adelaide 50°S 50°S 20x O3b satellites 11x O3b mPOWER satellites NSS-6 AMC-6 AMC-8 AMC-11 Ciel-2 AMC-21 AMC-15 SES-3 SES-1 SES-2 AMC-2 QuetzSat-1 AMC-3 SES-10 SES-14 SES-6 NSS-10 SES-4 NSS-7 ASTRA 4A ASTRA 1KR *GovSat-1 ASTRA 3B ASTRA 2E ASTRA 5B NSS-5 MonacoSAT NSS-12 SES-8 SES-7 NSS-11 NSS-9 AMC-18 AMC-1 SES-15 SES-11 AMC-16 SES-5 ASTRA 1L ASTRA 2F YahSat 1A SES-12 **SES-9 ASTRA 1M ASTRA 2G Complete GEO Coverage GEO Coverage Complete ASTRA 1N 169.5°W 139°W 135°W 131°W 129°W 125°W 105°W 103°W 101°W 87°W 85°W 77°W 72°W 67°W 47.5°W 40.5°W 37.5°W 22°W 20°W 5°E 19.2°E 21.5°E 23.5°E 28.2°E 31.5°E 50.5°E 52°E 57°E 95°E 108.2°E 176°E 177°W 28.5°E 52.5°E.

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