SES S.A.
Major global satellite operator. Completed Intelsat acquisition (July 2025), 120-satellite multi-orbit fleet.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.
SCHEDULE CREDIBILITY
How well this operator historically meets its own projected dates — launch NETs, company-announced roadmap milestones, and forward-dated facility plans. 100 = says what it does. Discount forward guidance accordingly.
| Source | Events | Late (share) | Median slip | Median slip, late only | Sub-score | On-time allowance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadmap milestones | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 d | — | 100.0 | 30 d |
SCI = 100 × Σ(event credit) ÷ N over the trailing 36 months (2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28). Event credit = 1.0 when the commitment met its announced date (launches: net NET slip < 1 day; roadmap milestones & facility plans: within 30 days of the announced target window — month/year-precision targets count the whole period as on-time), else 30 ÷ (30 + days late beyond that allowance). Sources are pooled, so each source weighs by its event count. Sources: launch NET-change log (LL2 ingest, tracked since 2026-04-17; flown launches in coverage + not-yet-flown launches already slipped ≥1 day; cancelled launches excluded), roadmap registry milestones (company-announced targets, verified provenance only; open milestones past target count as late by days-overdue), facility_plans rows with target_date after announced_at (filing-dated rows excluded). Confidence: high ≥20 events, medium ≥8, low ≥5; no score below 5 events. 100 = says what it does.
Window: 2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28 (36 months) · launch NET log live since 2026-04-17
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 07, 2026 | Contract Award | — | SES Space & Defense | High |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Contract Award | $1.9M | Department of Transportation / Federal Highway Administration, SES GROUP & ASSOCIATES, LLC | — |
| Sep 01, 2022 | Contract Award | $252.6M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MITCHELL VANTAGE SYSTEMS LLC | High |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | SpaceNews | Upper C-band auction offers another lift for GEO industry |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Payload Space | FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb |
| Jul 21, 2026 | NASASpaceFlight | Falcon 9 to launch MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft for Northrop Grumman |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Spaceflight Now | Live coverage: SpaceX to launch novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Spaceflight Now | SpaceX launches novel geosynchronous robotic servicing satellite on decade-long mission |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · SES S.A. corporate homepage — operator confirmation for GEO and O3b mPOWER MEO constellations.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.