SES has expanded its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite network with additional capacity following the activation of two new O3b mPOWER satellites that were launched in July 2025.
The newly operational satellites are now delivering commercial services, increasing the availability of high-throughput, low-latency connectivity for customers across global markets. The deployment marks another milestone in SES’s ongoing rollout of the O3b mPOWER system, which is designed to provide advanced broadband services for governments, enterprises and telecommunications providers.
With the latest addition, SES has now launched 10 of the 13 satellites planned for the O3b mPOWER constellation. The company said the remaining three satellites are scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026, completing the next phase of its MEO infrastructure expansion.
Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, said: “With these two O3b mPOWER satellites now delivering service, we’re expanding our MEO capacity and putting more high-throughput, low-latency connectivity into the hands of customers around the world. This added capacity strengthens what we can deliver today and it’s a clear signal of what’s coming next. With 10 of 13 satellites launched and three more scheduled later this year, we’re on track to fully deploy O3b mPOWER and bring a further significant increase in capacity by 2027. That growth will help us bring resilient, mission-critical connectivity to more communities, industries and governments—where it matters most.”
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