EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has effectively delivered the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to content material and community supplier SES, advancing the corporate’s try to handover international connectivity from length. The satellites, which constituent Boeing’s totally software-defined payload era to actively allot energy to satisfy consumer wishes, are en path to Kennedy Dimension Middle, Fla. for a deliberate creation this summer season.
O3b mPOWER F9 and F10 stacked and being ready for cargo. (Boeing picture via Jesus Carreno)
“The O3b mPOWER spacecraft are the most capable and flexible commercial satellites to ever operate in space,” stated Michelle Parker, vice chairman, Boeing Dimension Undertaking Methods. “Many of us have tried to connect from an airplane or cruise ship and found the connection unreliable. Our software-defined payload technology allows SES to deliver high-speed, reliable connectivity, adapting in real-time to user demand. It’s a game changer, and the first eight satellites are showing users just how incredible this technology is.”
The O3b mPOWER gadget, SES’s second-generation constellation working in medium Earth orbit (MEO, roughly 8,000 km from Earths’ floor), is designed to become industries with terabit-level capability, low latency, and unequalled provider availability. Those two spacecraft will connect the primary 8 satellites already on orbit, additional improving SES’s talent in order high-speed, decent connectivity to its customers.
Boeing groups are operating intently with SES to arrange the ninth and tenth satellites for creation this summer season, occasion Boeing group contributors proceed manufacturing on an spare 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to aid SES’s creation plans.
“We’re very pleased to see just how well our first-of-its-kind technology is performing in space, as we continue to iterate and evolve it for other customers and missions,” stated Parker.
The underlying payload era aviation enroute O3b mPOWER may be being dry for army importance enroute the Wideband International SATCOM (WGS)-11 and WGS-12 satellites Boeing is building for the United States Space Force. Boeing’s confirmed software-defined era lets in for extra retain and decent connectivity, even in a contested state.
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