SES-10 to Be First Launch on Reused SpaceX Rocket Booster

The SES-10 satellite scheduled to launch in Q4 will be the first to go up on a reused SpaceX rocket booster, SES said in a news release Tuesday. SES will orbit at 67 degrees west and be part of the Simon Bolivar 2 satellite network, replacing capacity currently provided by SES’s AMC-3 and AMC-4 satellites at that location and bringing additional direct-to-home broadcasting, enterprise and mobility capacity to Latin America, the company said. "We believe reusable rockets will open up a new era of spaceflight, and make access to space more efficient in terms of cost and manifest management,” SES Chief Technology Officer Martin Halliwell said.