SES Americom said its occasional use satellite services will be used to deliver network and affiliate television coverage of the forthcoming Space Shuttle launch later this spring. It is the first Space Shuttle launch in two years. The company said leading broadcasters will use the AMC-5 and AMC-9 satellites for “significant Ku-band capacity” to provide local, national and international coverage of this event.

“We are extremely proud to provide the quality space segment that will bring broadcast news coverage of this special space mission to living rooms across North America,” Kelly Dressler, director of occasional sales and satellite services for SES Americom, said in a prepared statement.