SES' ASTRA 2E satellite slated for launch on 30 September

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris: SESG) (LuxX: SESG) announces that the ASTRA 2E satellite is scheduled for launch on board an ILS Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, on 30 September 2013. Lift-off of the Proton launch vehicle is slated for 3:41am, Baikonur time (11:41pm CET and 5:41pm EDT on 29 September).

ASTRA 2E was built for SES by Astrium of France. Based on the highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform, the spacecraft carries 60 Ku-band transponders, as well as four Ka-band transponders. It will enable the delivery of next-generation broadcast and broadband services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from the orbital arc of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. ASTRA 2E will have a launch mass of six tons, a wingspan of 40m once its solar arrays are deployed in orbit, and a spacecraft power of 13kW at the end of its 15-year design lifetime.

ASTRA 2E will be the seventh Eurostar satellite in the SES fleet, following the successful launch of SES-6 in June 2013 and ASTRA 2F in September 2012.

A live broadcast of the launch in high-definition quality will be available via ASTRA at the orbital position of 19.2 degrees East, channel 1.037, downlink frequency 11023.25MHz, horizontal polarisation, Symbol rate 22.00 MSym/s, FEC 5/6, service ID 5221, service name ASTRA 2E Launch.

A Web cast will also be available via www.ilslaunch.com. The video transmission of the launch of ASTRA 2E will begin approximately 30 minutes before lift-off.

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