Aviation News – July 2, 2025 – Boeing has delivered the ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to global content and connectivity provider SES, marking another key milestone in expanding next-generation satellite internet coverage around the world. These satellites are now en route to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their upcoming launch later this summer.
Equipped with Boeing’s fully software-defined payload technology, the satellites can dynamically allocate bandwidth and power based on real-time user needs. This flexibility allows SES to deliver seamless, high-speed internet—even in high-demand environments like aircraft, cruise ships, or remote locations.
“The O3b mPOWER satellites represent the most capable and adaptable commercial spacecraft ever launched,” said Michelle Parker, Vice President of Boeing Space Mission Systems. “The ability to respond instantly to changes in user demand sets a new standard for connectivity. The performance of the first eight satellites already in orbit is exceeding expectations.”
Operating in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at approximately 8,000 km above Earth, the O3b mPOWER system is SES’s second-generation satellite constellation. It delivers terabit-level capacity, low latency, and extremely high service reliability—designed to transform communications across industries including maritime, aviation, energy, and government sectors.
With the first eight satellites already enhancing SES’s global coverage, the addition of the ninth and tenth spacecraft will significantly boost network redundancy, throughput, and overall system capacity. Boeing continues to support SES’s expansion efforts, with three more O3b mPOWER satellites currently in production.
In parallel, Boeing is adapting the same software-defined payload technology for military use aboard the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11 and WGS-12 satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The technology is being hardened to provide secure and resilient communications in contested or high-threat environments.
“We’re proud of how well our payload technology is performing and look forward to evolving it for future commercial and defense missions,” added Parker.
This delivery marks another major step forward in the effort to deliver high-performance satellite internet that is flexible, scalable, and tailored to meet the connectivity demands of modern users—no matter where they are on the planet.
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