SES Plans Q3 2022 Launch for C-Band Replacements

SES hopes to launch four geosynchronous C-band satellites in Q3 2022 as part of the clearing of the 3.7-4 GHz band, per a series of FCC International Bureau filings on Thursday (for example, see here). It said SES-18 will replace AMC-11 and the C-band capacity of AMC-1, SES-20 will replace AMC-8 and the C-band capacity of AMC-4, SES-21 for the C-band capacity of SES-3 and SES-19 will be an on-orbit spare.