The satellite, originally scheduled to launch this past December, will be sent into orbit on board an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. SES-4 was built by Space Systems/Loral and equipped with 52 C-band and 72 Ku-band transponders to provide service over Europe, the Middle East and West Africa, as well as North and South America

   When placed in orbit, SES-4 will be the largest, most powerful satellite in SES’ fleet, replacing SES’ NSS-7 spacecraft at the 338 degrees East longitude orbital slot.