Construction Underway on O3b mPower Earth Stations, SES Says

Construction began on eight initial earth stations for SES's O3b mPower satellite constellation, and they will be operational in the second half of the year, SES said Wednesday. It said four of the eight are being collocated and operated with Microsoft Azure data centers. It said the first three mPower satellites are scheduled for launch in Q3, with three more in Q1 2022. It said the constellation should go live in Q3 2022.