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Two Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites have successfully begun operations in space after their launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The launch took place at 5:26 p.m., and the satellites separated from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket approximately two hours later. These satellites will join six existing O3b mPOWER satellites to enhance SES's global high-speed connectivity services.
Michelle Parker, vice president of Boeing Space Mission Systems, stated, "These satellites are the most advanced commercial communications satellites we’ve built to-date. It’s exciting to work with SES to get these satellites into service."
The O3b mPOWER system is SES's second-generation medium Earth orbit constellation. It aims to transform industries with terabit-level capacity and roundtrip latency of less than 150 milliseconds.
