Ses - 4

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Designed as the largest, most powerful satellite in the SES fleet, SES-4 is being built for SES WORLD SKIES, a subsidiary of SES. SES-4 will expand and enhance SES WORLD SKIES' ability to provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) to the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Scheduled for launch in 2011, SES-4 is designed to be located at 338 degrees east, one of the most highly demanded orbital locations for transatlantic traffic.

SES 4 will provide telecommunication services (for video distribution to governments, VSAT and maritime services) of 22W and will replace NSS 7.

Area of coverage:_http://www.satlaunch.net/2011/10/ses-4-nss-14-coverages-footprints.html

parameters:

Name: SES 4

Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral (SSL)

GEO position: 22 ° west

Capacity: 52C / 72Ku

Launchers: Proton Breeze M

Launch Date: December 26, 2011

launch window: 20:41 h EET.

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The launch is scheduled for today, December 26th from 20:41 h EET. Home of the show will start at 20:15 h EET. Can be observed:

- Via the Internet: _http://ses4.imgondemand.com/

-satellite: Astra 3B (23.5E) 12.168 V 27500 3 / 4 DVB-S / Eutelsat W2A (10E) 11.048 H 4937 3 / 4 DVB-S2/8PSK

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ILS Proton Launch OF SES-4 Satellite Postponed

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, December 27, 2011 – The launch of an ILS Proton launch vehicle with the SES-4 satellite was postponed today for approximately 25 days for technical reasons associated with the avionics system of the launch vehicle’s Breeze M upper stage. The additional time is needed due to the required destacking and replacement of the affected avionics unit. The satellite is being launched for SES of Luxembourg and was built by Space Systems/Loral.

The delay was called after Khrunichev engineers at the launch site received an anomalous telemetry reading on the Breeze M upper stage during preflight testing. The vehicle and satellite remain in a safe configuration at the launch site.