SES: LEO, MEO, small GEO, large GEO: Lots of options, but the company’s 90+ large-GEO fleet will be shrinking

by Peter B. de Selding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The future economic viability of large GEO-orbit satellites is likely to be measured in part by SES’s decision on how much of its current 100-satellite fleet it decides to replace when these satellites are ready for retirement.

The company pitched capex synergies as a key selling point for its $3.1-billion purchase of Intelsat, which closed in July 2025, saying the deal would result in 160 million euros ($190 million) in annual capex savings.

Seven months after the . . .

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