SES Turns To Arianespace To Launch First Electric-Propulsion Spacecraft

Credit: SES-12: Airbus Defense and Space
After booking several missions on SpaceX rockets, Luxembourg-based fleet operator SES has returned to European launch consortium Arianespace to orbit its first all-electric communications satellite. Dubbed SES-12, the high-throughput direct-to-home (DTH) spacecraft is scheduled to lift off atop an...

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