SES Sirius

SES Sirius AB is a satellite operator based in Sweden and a subsidiary of SES SA. , The company operated several communications satellites named Sirius.

History

The Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget ( NSAB ) was founded in 1982 as a cooperation between the Swedish and Norwegian Governments to work together on the telecommunications market, Sweden were 85 % of the company and Norway 15%. In April 1989, the Tele-X satellite was launched after Norway had sold his shares in the company in Sweden took over the Swedish Space Corporation ( SSC ) accompanying satellites. In 1993, the Swedish Space Corporation, together with the responsibility for terrestrial broadcasting company Teracom in Sweden Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget. The satellite Marco Polo 1 was purchased and renamed Sirius 1. 1994 appointed to a second satellite, Sirius 2, in August of Sirius 1 was fully leased. Tele Danmark bought in 1996 25 % of the company. 1997 Sirius 2 has started successfully, you ordered another satellite that was flown a year later than Sirius 3 into orbit.

In the spring of 2000, moved to the TV channels from Sirius Sirius 1 to 3 in October SES Astra rose 50% from a Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget, 2003, the Group acquired a further 25 % of the company from the Swedish Space Corporation, which still held 25%. 2003 began with the satellite-based Internet supply of trains in Scandinavia, at the same time it expanded in the Baltics. The satellite Sirius 4 was appointed in January 2004 by Lockheed Martin, in December, the company changed its name from Nordiska Satellitaktiebolaget in SES Sirius AB. Started in 2007 Sirius 4, 2008, all television channels from Sirius 2 and 3 were moved to Sirius 4. SES bought more shares in the company and held in January 2008 90%, the Swedish Space Corporation, the remaining 10 %. In October 2008 he was ordered a fifth satellite ( Sirius 5) Space Systems / Loral. 2010 took over SES Astra, the remaining 10 % of SES Sirius by the Swedish Space Corporation, the satellites have been renamed and the staff integrated into the existing group. In July 2012, the SES- 5 ( 5 Sirius, Astra 4B) was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome.