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Saft wins multi-million dollar contract for  Li-ion batteries to power SES-9 satellite

Saft wins multi-million dollar contract for Li-ion batteries to power SES-9 satellite

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By eeNews Europe



The project kicked off in January 2013, with delivery scheduled for December 2013. The order is the sixth contract under Saft’s long-term agreement signed with Boeing in 2009 to produce Li-ion GEO satellite batteries.

The SES-9 satellite, to be built for SES-SA on Boeing’s 702HP platform, will be designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit. The new deployment will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services in Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, while also serving maritime communications in the Indian Ocean. The SES-9 will carry a 12.7 kW payload and 57 high-power Ku-band transponders, equivalent to 81 36-MHz transponders.

Saft’s high-energy Li-ion battery packs will supply the satellite with 12.7 kW of power for its 15-year life. The four battery packs on board, which are comprised of VES 140S cells, will power the satellite during the two 45-day eclipse seasons each year while in orbit.

More than 70 satellites currently in orbit today rely on Saft Li-ion batteries which have logged over 1,000 kwH in space. The VES 140S is a qualified space cell employed in Boeing 702 satellite programs including Intelsat, Inmarsat, SkyTerra, MEXSAT,ABS/SatMex, and other US Government satellite programs.

SES operates a fleet of 52 geostationary satellites. The company provides communications services to broadcasters, content and Internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, worldwide corporate interests and governmental organizations.

Visit Saft at www.saft.com

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