SES Picks Arianespace to Launch SES-12 Satellite in 2017

SES picked Arianespace to launch its new communications satellite, SES-12, on the Ariane 5 booster in Q4 of 2017, SES said in a news release Thursday. The booster will be launched from the European Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, it said. SES-12, which is being built by Airbus Defence and Space to replace the company’s NSS-6 satellite, will expand direct-to-home broadcasting, very small aperture terminal and high throughput satellite data connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, it said.