
Atlas V 531 | SES-20 & SES-21
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 531 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 155th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 6,309th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 4, 21:36 – Oct 4, 22:21 UTC
Flight preview
SES-20 & SES-21
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.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Oct. 4 Live Broadcast: Atlas V SES-20/21 — United Launch Alliance
Updates
Launch success
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/5/2022 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/4/2022 · source
Coverage live
SwGustav · 10/4/2022 · source
Weather 90%
Nosu · 10/4/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 10/4/2022 · source
Weather 70%
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/1/2022 · source
Delayed to Oct 4th due to Hurricane Ian
SwGustav · 9/27/2022 · source
Weather 20%
Nosu · 9/26/2022 · source
Added launch time
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/20/2022 · source
NET September 30
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/9/2022 · source
