SES Eyeing July Launch of C-Band Replacement SES-22

SES hopes to launch its SES-22 C-band replacement satellite in July, it told the FCC International Bureau Tuesday in an application seeking OK for its launch and operation. It said SES-22 would operate only in the 4-4.2 GHz portion of the band in the continental U.S., but in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band outside. It said SES-22 would replace the AMC-8 satellite and the C-band capacity of the AMC-4 satellite. The bureau on Tuesday approved launch of SES-18, -19, -20 and -21 C-band replacement satellites (see 2108130012).