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{{Infobox company|
{{Infobox company
| company_name = SES WORLD SKIES
| name = SES World Skies
| logo =
| company_logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:SES Americom logo.png|right|280px|]] -->
| company_type = [[Private company]]
| type = [[Private company]]
| foundation = 2009
| company_slogan = Our Satellites. Your Ambitions.
| foundation =
| defunct = 2011
| location = Netherlands
| location = Netherlands / United States
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| industry = [[Telecommunication|Telecommunications]]
| products = [[Satellite Services]]
| products = [[Satellite|Satellite Services]]
| parent = [[SES (company)|SES]]
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| subsid =
| net_income = {{loss}} [[Euro|€]] '''?''' [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] (2007)
| num_employees = '''169''' (2007)
| operating_income = {{profit}} [[Euro|€]] '''?''' [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] (2007) -->
| homepage = http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/
| parent = [[SES S.A.]]
| subsid =
| num_employees = '''169''' (2007){{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
| key_people =
| homepage = [http://www.ses.com/worldskies/ SES WORLD SKIES]
| foot_notes =
}}
}}


'''SES World Skies'''—formerly ''SES New Skies'', ''New Skies Satellites (NSS''), and ''SES Americom''—is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] operator of communications [[spacecraft]], owned by [[SES S.A.|SES]].
'''SES World Skies''' was a short lived company formed as a result of the merger between the two [[SES (company)|SES]] subsidiaries, ''[[SES Americom]]'' and ''SES New Skies''. The company was merged into its parent company, [[SES (company)|SES]] in 2011.


==History==
On 30 November 1998, several former [[Intelsat]] satellites were transferred to New Skies’ control. New Skies operates several satellites, as shown below, and provides global coverage.
A sixth satellite — NSS-8 — was intended to enter commercial service in early-2007, but it was destroyed when its [[Zenit 3SL]] launch vehicle exploded on the launch pad, on 30 January 2007.


=== SES Americom ===
In December 2005 it was announced that SES Global was to purchase 100% of the company;<ref>{{cite press|title=SES GLOBAL to acquire New Skies Satellites|date=December 14, 2005|publisher=SES Global|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2005/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2005/14-12-05/index.php}}</ref> this merger was completed in March 2006. In September 2006 the name was changed from New Skies Satellites to SES NEW SKIES. In July 2008, SES announced the merger of its two international operating units, SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES into a ‘new segment’ with SES NEW SKIES President and CEO Rob Bednarek as President and CEO.<ref>{{cite press|title=SES To Create New Segment Encompassing Two Of Its Satellite Operating Entities|date=July 10, 2008|publisher=SES S.A.|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2008/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2008/08-07-10/index.php}}</ref> The new segment was re-branded as SES WORLD SKIES on 7 September 2009.<ref>{{cite press|title=SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES Satellite Division Re-brands As SES WORLD SKIES|date=September 7, 2009|publisher=SES WORLD SKIES|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2009/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2009/09-09-07/index.php}}</ref>
{{main|SES Americom}}


SES Americom traces its roots back to [[RCA|RCA Americom]], formed in 1975. RCA Americom was notable for launching the [[Satcom (satellite)|Satcom]] series of satellites which were instrumental in helping early American cable TV channels gain traction. In 1986, [[General Electric]] acquired RCA and renamed the Americom unit to [[SES Americom|GE Americom]]. Fifteen years later, in 2001, GE sold its GE Americom unit to SES (Société Européenne des Satellites) for US$5 billion in cash and stock.
==Satellite fleet==
===AMC Fleet===
The satellites operated by the former [[SES Americom]] are as follows.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Satellite
!Location
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Coverage
!Launch<br>date
!Launch<br>vehicle
!Comments
|-
!colspan="8"|Active:</span>
|-
|[[AMC 1|AMC-1]]
|[[103rd meridian west|103°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 12-14 watt<br>(USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band, 60watt<br>(USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico)
|September 8, 1996
|[[Atlas II]]A
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|AMC-2
|[[101st meridian west|101°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 12-18 watt<br>(USA, Mexico, Canada)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band, 60watt<br>([[CONUS]], Northern Mexico, Canada)
|January 30, 1997
|[[Ariane 4]]4L
|co-located with AMC-4{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-3]]
|[[87th meridian west|87°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 12-18 watt<br>(USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band, 60watt<br>(USA, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean)
|September 4, 1997
|[[Atlas II]]AS
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-4]]
|[[101st meridian west|101°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100AX]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)<br>24+4 K<sub>u</sub> band, 110 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America)
|November 13, 1999
|[[Ariane 4]]4LP
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-5]]
|[[79th meridian west|79°W]]
|[[Alcatel Space]]
|[[Spacebus]] 2000
|16 K<sub>u</sub> band, 55 watt<br>(CONUS, South Canada, Northern Mexico)
|October 28, 1998
|[[Ariane 4]]4L
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-6]]
|[[72nd meridian west|72°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100AX]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)<br>24+4 K<sub>u</sub> band, 110 watt<br>(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)
|October 22, 2000
|[[Proton-K]]/[[Block DM|DM-2]]
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-7]]
|[[137th meridian west|137°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|September 14, 2000
|[[Ariane 5]]G
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[AMC-8]]
|[[139th meridian west|139°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|December 19, 2000
|[[Ariane 5]]G
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|AMC-9
|[[83rd meridian west|83°W]]
|[[Alcatel Space]]
|[[Spacebus|Spacebus 3000B3]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band, 110watt<br>(CONUS, Mexico)
|June 7, 2003
|[[Proton-K]]/[[Briz-M]]<ref>{{cite press|title=300th Mission Flown by Proton Vehicle|date=June 7, 2003|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news227}}</ref>
|
|-
|AMC-10
|[[135th meridian west|135°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|February 5, 2004
|[[Atlas II]]AS<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Successfully Orbits AMC-10 Satellite|date=February 5, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news248}}</ref>
|
|-
|AMC-11
|[[131st meridian west|131°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|May 19, 2004
|[[Atlas II]]AS<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Successfully Launches AMC-11 Satellite; Celebrates 5 Missions in 5 Months|date=May 19, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news265}}</ref>
|
|-
|AMC-15
|[[105th meridian west|105°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100AX]]
|24 K<sub>u</sub> band, <br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)<br>12 K<sub>a</sub> band, <br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|October 15, 2004
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Proton Launches AMC-15 Satellite; 9th Mission in 9 Months|date=October 15, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news283}}</ref>
|
|-
|AMC-16
|[[85th meridian west|85°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100AX]]
|24 K<sub>u</sub> band, <br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)<br>12 K<sub>a</sub> band, <br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|December 17, 2004
|[[Atlas V]] (521)<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Launches AMC-16; Wraps Up Year With 10 Mission Successes|date=December 17, 2004|publisher=International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news287}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[AMC-18]]
|[[105th meridian west|105°W]]
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100A]]
|24 C-band, 20 watt<br>(USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|December 8, 2006
|[[Ariane 5]]-ECA<ref>{{cite press|title= 5 for 5 for Ariane 5 in 2006 - Successful launch of WildBlue-1 and AMC-18|publisher=Arianespace |date=December 8, 2006|url= http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2006/12-08-06-5_for_5_for_Ariane_5_in_2006.asp}}</ref>
|Replaced AMC-2 previously at 105°W
|-
|[[AMC-21]]
|[[125th meridian west|125°W]]
|[[Thales Alenia Space]] /<br>[[Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital Sciences]]
|[[STAR-2]]
|24 K<sub>u</sub> band, 110 watt<br>(USA, Southern Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|August 14, 2008
|[[Ariane 5]]-ECA<ref>{{cite press|title= Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit|publisher=Arianespace |date=August 14, 2008|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2008/08-14-08-Superbird7-AMC-21-launch.asp}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Satcom (satellite)|Satcom C3]]
|[[79th meridian west|79°W]]
|[[GE AstroSpace]]
|GE-3000
|24+4 C-band, 110 watt<br>(CONUS, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean)
|September 10, 1992
|[[Ariane 4]]4LP
|inclined orbit{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
!colspan="8"|Failures:</span>
|-
|[[AMC-14]]<ref>{{cite press|date=February 20, 2008 | url = http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2008/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2008/08-02-20/index.php | title = AMC-14 Satellite Slated for March 15 Launch | publisher = SES AMERICOM}}</ref>
|61.5°W (planned)
|[[Lockheed Martin]]
|[[A2100]]
|32 K<sub>u</sub> band, 150 watt<br>
|March 14, 2008
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]
|Launch failure<ref>{{cite press|date=March 14, 2008|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-031408/ |publisher=International Launch Services |title= ILS declares Proton launch anomaly}}</ref>
|}


=== (former) NSS Fleet===
=== SES New Skies ===
In 1998, [[Intelsat]] transferred 5 of its 24 satellites to New Skies Satellites N.V., a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] start up company formed by [[Intelsat]] to help move [[Intelsat]] towards privatisation.<ref>{{cite web|title=IntelSat Transfers Satellite {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Assests}}|publisher=Space Daily|date=December 1, 1998|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/news/intelsat-98q.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Satellite Company Is Trying Life on Its Own|work=New York Times|date=January 23, 2001|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/23/business/technology-satellite-company-is-trying-life-on-its-own.html?pagewanted=all}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Satellite
! Location
! Manufacturer
! Model
! Coverage
! Launch date
! Launch vehicle
! Comments
|-
!colspan="8"|Active:</span>
|-
| [[NSS-5]]
| 57°&nbsp;E
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| [[AS-7000]]
| 52 C-band <br> (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia) <br> 12 K<sub>u</sub> band <br> (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia)
| September 23, 1997
| {{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
| Formerly known as NSS-803. Moved from 183°&nbsp;E to 57°&nbsp;E to cover NSS-703's service area until NSS-12 launches Q3, 2009.
|-
| [[NSS-6]]
| 95°&nbsp;E
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| [[A2100AX]]
| 60 K<sub>u</sub> band<br>(Middle East, Southern Africa,Indian Subcontinent, North East and South East Asia, China and Australia)
| December 17, 2002
|
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
| [[NSS-7]]
| 22.0°&nbsp;W
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| [[A2100AX]]
| 49 C-band<br>(the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East)<br> 48 K<sub>u</sub> band<br>(the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
| 16 April 2002
|
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
| [[NSS-703]]
| 57°&nbsp;E
| [[Space Systems/Loral]]
| [[LS-1300]]
|
| 6 October 1994
|
|Traffic moved to NSS-12, January 2010<ref>{{cite press|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2010/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/pressReleaseList/10-01-18/index.php|date=January 18, 2010|title=NSS-12 Satellite of SES WORLD SKIES Goes Live|publisher=SES WORLD SKIES}}</ref>
|-
| [[NSS-806]]
| 319.5°&nbsp;E
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| AS-7000
|
| 27 February 1998
|
|
|-
| [[NSS-9]]
| 183°&nbsp;E
| [[Orbital Sciences]]
| [[STAR Bus|STAR 2]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NSS-9|publisher=Orbital Sciences Corporation|url=http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/NSS9/}}</ref>
|
| 12 February 2009
| [[Ariane 5]] flight V-187<ref>{{cite press|title=First Arianespace launch of the year a success - HOT BIRD 10, NSS-9, SPIRALE A and B in orbit|date=February 12, 2009|publisher=Arianespace |url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2009/02-12-09-hotbird10-nss-spirale-launch.asp}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[NSS-10]]
| 322.5°&nbsp;E
| [[Spacebus]]
| 4000C3
|
| 3 February 2005
| [[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]<ref>{{cite press|title=Double Success: ILS Launches Payloads with Atlas and Proton on Same Day|publisher=International Launch Services|date=February 3, 2005|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news293}}</ref>
| Formerly known as AMC-12/Astra 4A<ref name=nss1011>{{cite press|title=NSS-10 and NSS-11 join SES NEW SKIES fleet|publisher=SES NEW SKIES|date=March 5, 2007|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2007/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2007/07-03-05/index.php}}</ref>
|-
| [[NSS-11]]
| 108.2°&nbsp;E
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| [[A2100AX]]
|
| 1 October 2000
|
| Formerly known as AAP-1<ref name=nss1011/>
|-
| [[NSS-12]]
| 57° E
| [[Space Systems/Loral]]
| [[FS-1300]]
|
| 29 October 2009
| [[Ariane 5]] ECA<ref>{{cite web|title=Ariane 5 delivers the NSS-12 and THOR 6 television broadcast satellites on Arianespace’s sixth mission of 2009|date=October 29, 2009|publisher=Arianespace|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/655.asp}}</ref>
|
|-
!colspan="8"|Retired:</span>
|-
| [[NSS-513]]
| 177°W
| [[Ford Aerospace]]
|
|
| 18 May 1988
|
| Decommissioned
|-
| [[NSS-K]]
| 21.5° W, then 183° E
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| [[AS-5000]]
|
| 9 June 1992
|
| Decommissioned
|-
| [[NSS-8]]
| Planned: 57°&nbsp;E
| [[Boeing]]
| BSS-702
|
| 30 January 2007
| [[Zenit 3SL]]
| Rocket exploded on pad<ref>{{cite press|title=Sea Launch Experiences Anomaly during NSS-8 Launch|date=January 30, 2007|publisher=Sea Launch|url=http://www.sea-launch.com/news_releases/2007/nr_070130.html}}</ref>
|}


In June 2004, New Skies Satellites was sold to [[The Blackstone Group]] for US$956 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Skies Sold For A Billion Dollars|publisher=Space Daily|date=June 7, 2004 |url=http://www.spacedaily.com/news/satellite-biz-04zzv.html}}</ref> Eighteen months later, [[SES (company)|SES Global]] (formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, now [[SES (company)|SES]], the operators of [[Astra (satellite)|Astra]]) agreed to purchase New Skies from Blackstone for US$1.16 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=SES GLOBAL to Acquire New Skies Satellites|publisher=spaceref|date=December 14, 2005 |url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18512}}</ref>
===SES Fleet===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Satellite
!Location
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Coverage
!Launch<br>date
!Launch<br>vehicle
!Comments
|-
!colspan="8"|Active:</span>
|-
|[[SES-1]]
|[[101st meridian west|101°W]]
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[STAR-2]]
|24 C-band,<br>(USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band,<br>(USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico)
|24 April 2010
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]<ref>{{cite press|title=ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-1 for SES 3rd ILS Proton Mission of 2010; 5th Proton in 4 Months |date=April 24, 2010 |publisher= International Launch Services|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-042410}}</ref>
|Replaced AMC-2,AMC-4 previously at 101°W{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
|-
|[[SES-2]]
|[[87th meridian west|87°W]]
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[STAR-2]]
|24 C-band,<br>(USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band,<br>(USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico)
|21 September 2011
|[[Ariane 5]]-ECA
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} It entered commercial service on 27-Oct-2011.
|-
|[[SES-3]]
|[[108th meridian east|108.2°E]]
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[STAR-2]]
|24 C-band,<br>(USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Central America)<br>24 K<sub>u</sub> band,<br>(USA, Southern Canada, Northern Mexico)
|15 July 2011
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]
|{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} Entering commercial service in March 2012.
|-
|[[SES-4]]
|[[22nd meridian west|22°W]]
|[[Space Systems/Loral]]
|[[Space Systems/Loral#1300_series_platform|LS-1300]]
|52 C-band, 72 Ku-band
|14 February 2012
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]
|Entering commercial service in April 2012. Formerly known as NSS-14
|-
!colspan="8"|Planned:</span>
|-
|[[Astra 4B|Astra 4B]]
|[[5th meridian east|5°E]]
|[[Space Systems/Loral]]
|[[Space Systems/Loral#1300_series_platform|LS-1300]]
|24 C-band, 36 Ku-band
|June 2012
|[[Proton-M]]/[[Briz-M]]
|Formerly known as SES-4 and Sirius 5
|-
|SES-8
|[[95th meridian east|95°E]]
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[STAR-2]]
|
|Q1 2013
|[[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9]]
|First Falcon 9 launch to a [[geostationary orbit]]<ref name=rlvstn20110314>
{{cite web |title=SpaceX and SES Announce SATELLITE Launch Agreement |url=http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=27919 |publisher=RLV and Space Transport News |accessdate=2011-03-14 |date=2011-03-14 |quote=''the first geostationary satellite launch using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The firm launch agreement with SpaceX also includes an option for a second SES launch. ... The SES-8 satellite is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013 from SpaceX’s Launch Complex 40 at the Air Force Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida.''}}</ref><ref name=aw20110323>
{{cite news |last=Morring|first=Frank, Jr. |title=Satellite Operators Boost Launch Competition |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/awst/2011/03/21/AW_03_21_2011_p24-297637.xml&headline=Satellite%20Operators%20Boost%20Launch%20Competition |accessdate=2011-03-24 |newspaper=Aviation Week |date=2011-03-23 |quote='The decision by SES to launch a medium-size geostationary communications satellite on a Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket marks another effort by satellite operators to add to their bottom lines by taking a tight-fisted approach to the prices they pay for launch services. ... 'SES-8 is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2013 to the orbital slot at 95 deg. East Long., where it will be co-located with the NSS-6 satellite to support growing demand for direct-to-home broadcast TV delivery in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as customers in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Korea.''}}</ref>
|}


In September 2006, the company name was changed from New Skies Satellites to [[SES New Skies]].
==See also==
*[[SES S.A.]]
*[[SES Americom]]
*[[SES Astra]]
*[[SES Sirius]]
*[[SES ASTRA TechCom]]
*[[List of broadcast satellites]]


=== Internal mergers ===
==References==
In September 2009, SES New Skies and [[SES Americom]] were merged to form SES World Skies.<ref>{{cite press release|title=SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES Satellite Division Re-brands As SES WORLD SKIES|date=September 7, 2009|publisher=SES WORLD SKIES|url=http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/news_and_events/news_archive/2009/index.php?pressRelease=/pressReleases/archive-by-year/2009/09-09-07/index.php}}</ref>
{{Reflist|2}}


In September 2011, SES World Skies and [[SES Astra]] were merged into [[SES (company)|SES]] to streamline operations under a single management system.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=SES|date=2 May 2011 |url=http://www.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/4493611|title=SES OPERATES UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE}}</ref>
==External links==

== See also ==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
* [[SES (company)|SES]]
* [[SES Americom]]
* [[SES Astra]]
* [[SES Sirius]]
* [[List of SES satellites]]
* [[List of broadcast satellites]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/ SES WORLD SKIES home page]
* [http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/ SES WORLD SKIES home page]


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Latest revision as of 04:15, 16 October 2024

SES World Skies
Company typePrivate company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2009
Defunct2011
HeadquartersNetherlands / United States
ProductsSatellite Services
Number of employees
169 (2007)
ParentSES
Websitehttp://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/

SES World Skies was a short lived company formed as a result of the merger between the two SES subsidiaries, SES Americom and SES New Skies. The company was merged into its parent company, SES in 2011.

History

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SES Americom

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Main article: SES Americom

SES Americom traces its roots back to RCA Americom, formed in 1975. RCA Americom was notable for launching the Satcom series of satellites which were instrumental in helping early American cable TV channels gain traction. In 1986, General Electric acquired RCA and renamed the Americom unit to GE Americom. Fifteen years later, in 2001, GE sold its GE Americom unit to SES (Société Européenne des Satellites) for US$5 billion in cash and stock.

SES New Skies

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In 1998, Intelsat transferred 5 of its 24 satellites to New Skies Satellites N.V., a Dutch start up company formed by Intelsat to help move Intelsat towards privatisation.[1][2]

In June 2004, New Skies Satellites was sold to The Blackstone Group for US$956 million.[3] Eighteen months later, SES Global (formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, now SES, the operators of Astra) agreed to purchase New Skies from Blackstone for US$1.16 billion.[4]

In September 2006, the company name was changed from New Skies Satellites to SES New Skies.

Internal mergers

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In September 2009, SES New Skies and SES Americom were merged to form SES World Skies.[5]

In September 2011, SES World Skies and SES Astra were merged into SES to streamline operations under a single management system.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IntelSat Transfers Satellite Assests [sic]". Space Daily. 1 December 1998.
  2. ^ "Satellite Company Is Trying Life on Its Own". New York Times. 23 January 2001.
  3. ^ "New Skies Sold For A Billion Dollars". Space Daily. 7 June 2004.
  4. ^ "SES GLOBAL to Acquire New Skies Satellites". spaceref. 14 December 2005.
  5. ^ "SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES Satellite Division Re-brands As SES WORLD SKIES" (Press release). SES WORLD SKIES. 7 September 2009.
  6. ^ "SES OPERATES UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE" (Press release). SES. 2 May 2011.
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