SES Swaps Launch Slots, Launchers of SES-12, SES-14 Satellites

SES is swapping its launches and launchers of its SES-12 and SES-14 satellites. SES said Monday both are scheduled for Q1 2018 launches, but moving the SES-14 first, and to Arianespace, lets the company replace its NSS-806 satellite more quickly. SES-12 will be launched on SpaceX. Both satellites will employ electric propulsion for orbit raising and will go into service -- SES-14 at 47.5 degrees west, SES-12 at 95 degrees east -- four to six months after launch, it said.