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SES-20 & SES-21

Atlas V 531

United Launch Alliance

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Weather Forecast During Launch

According to weather officials, there's a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.

Trajectory

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Mission

SES-20 & SES-21

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $140,000,000

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.

Location

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 114 rockets, including 114 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

United Launch Alliance Atlas V 531

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

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Agency

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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