
SES successfully launches satellite number 55 of its fleet El SES-8, que dar servicio al continente asi tico, ha sido lanzado a bordo del cohete Falcon 9, de SpaceX.
El operador internacional de sat lites SES ha lanzado con xito su sat lite SES-8 desde el Kennedy Space Center en Cabo Ca averal. Un cohete Falcon 9 operado por SpaceX traslad al sat lite SES-8 a la rbita de transferencia geoestacionaria 31 minutos despu s del despegue, en el que ha sido el primer servicio de la compa a para SES. SES tiene contratados tres SpaceX/Falcon9 adicionales.
El SES-8 ha sido fabricado por Orbital Sciences Corporation. El sat lite cuenta con 33 traspondedores de banda Ku y operar en la posici n orbital 95 Este para proveer de capacidad adicional en la regi n Asia-Pac fico. Las capacidades de este sat lite buscan satisfacer por tanto la creciente demanda en mercados en la zona as como favorecer la expansi n deservicios de televisi n DTH (Directa al Hogar) y transmisi n de datos junto a servicios gubernamentales.
Romain Bausch, presidente y CEO de SES, ha declarado que el primer lanzamiento de SES a bordo de un cohete Falcon 9 es otro ejemplo del esp ritu innovador de nuestra compa a, y de los avances comerciales de la industria espacial. Felicitamos al equipo de SpaceX por el xito de este desaf o y a Orbital, nuestro colaborador desde hace muchos a os, por innovar junto a nosotros en la exploraci n de nuevos caminos para orbitar al tiempo que ofrece este flamante sat lite de ltima generaci n para Asia.Nuestros clientes est n esperando con expectaci n esta nueva capacidad y estamos encantados de que SES, en colaboraci n con SpaceX y Orbital, est en disposici n de entreg rsela tras el exitoso lanzamiento de hoy. A trav s de la co-ubicaci n con NSS-6 en la posici n orbital 95 Este, el SES-8 no solamente est destinado a incrementar su capacidad de funcionamiento para servicios DTH, si no que va a suponer mayor rentabilidad y seguridad adicional para los clientes. El SES-8 contribuir de manera significativa a incrementar la creciente presencia de SES en la regi n Asia-Pac fico .
El xito de la operaci n de hoy supone adem s la primera misi n de transferencia geo-sincr nica de SpaceX y pone al veh culo de lanzamiento Falcon 9 a la altura de los mejores est ndares de la industria , se al Elon Musk, CEO y jefe de dise o de SpaceX. Como siempre, SpaceX mantiene su compromiso de ofrecer los veh culos de lanzamiento m s seguros y fiables del mercado. Agradecemos la confianza de SES y esperamos que, junto a ellos, seproduzcan m s lanzamientos en los pr ximos a os , concluy Bausch.
El pr ximo lanzamiento de SES est previsto para principios de 2014, cuando desde Kourou (Guayana Francesa) se pondr en rbita el sat lite ASTRA 5B.
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