(Boeing: El Segundo, CA) -- Boeing has successfully delivered its ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites to content and network provider SES, advancing the company’s effort to provide global connectivity from space. The satellites, which feature Boeing’s fully software-defined payload technology to actively allocate power to meet user needs, are en route to Kennedy Space Center for a planned launch this summer.

“The O3b mPOWER spacecraft are the most capable and flexible commercial satellites to ever operate in space,” says Michelle Parker, vice president, Boeing Space Mission Systems. “Many of us have tried to connect from an airplane or cruise ship and found the connection unreliable. Our software-defined payload technology allows SES to deliver high-speed, reliable connectivity, adapting in real time to user demand. It’s a game changer, and the first eight satellites are showing users just how incredible this technology is.”

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