Atlas V 531
SuccessSES-20 & SES-21 · United Launch Alliance
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022, 21:36 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022, 21:36 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022, 22:21 UTC
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission
SES-20 & SES-21
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
SES-20 & SES-21 are a pair of C-band communication satellites built by Boeing, using the highly efficient all-electric propulsion BSS-702SP satellite bus. These satellites will enable SES to clear 280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million American TV homes and other critical data services.
Go to payload page →📡 Livestreams & webcasts
🎬 Recent videos
No recent videos found — this row stays empty until something new appears.
🚀 About the rocket: Atlas V 531

Atlas 5 rocket launches two satellites from Cape Canaveral #shorts
enInterstellar Insights· Oct 4, 2022

Atlas V Launches SES-20 & 21
enNASASpaceflight· Oct 4, 2022

Atlas V launches missile detection satellite in these awesome slow-mo views
enVideoFromSpace· Aug 10, 2022

Atlas V with all variants in SFS 1.52 + blueprints
enSFS Voyager· Nov 24, 2021

SCRUB: Atlas V's Scrubs First Launch with GEM-63 Solid Rocket Boosters (NROL-101)
enNASASpaceflight· Nov 4, 2020

Rocket Launch: Dec. 20, 2019 ULA Atlas V Boeing CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test (UNCREWED)
enBob Raptors· Dec 31, 2019

Launch Webcast Of ULA Atlas V 501 With NROL 39 And 12 CubeSats - The Best Documentary Ever
enGleason PhD· Dec 6, 2017

Atlas V AFSPC 5 Launch Highlights
enSpaceflight Insider· May 21, 2015

Part 1 Atlas V and Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Launch Coverage
enMatthew Travis· Aug 30, 2012

May 4, 2012 - Atlas V launches AEHF-2
enMax Harrison· May 4, 2012
