SES ranks 39 on the Space 100 with a score of 77; SKY Perfect JSAT ranks 41 with 76. SES is ahead on production and progress. SKY Perfect JSAT is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. SES is based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, SKY Perfect JSAT in Tokyo, Japan. SES: Established. SKY Perfect JSAT: Public. SES is named in 75 signals and SKY Perfect JSAT in 7.
SES operates GEO and MEO satellite networks, including O3b mPOWER, and sells connectivity to broadband, direct-to-device, maritime, government, defense and media customers.
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SES is a Luxembourg multi-orbit satellite operator (>EUR 3.5B class after completing its Intelsat acquisition in 2025) running a GEO fleet plus the O3b mPOWER MEO constellation, the consolidation move of the operator sector with Intelsat integration underway. K2 Space is building an initial 30-satellite MEO network for it, and it partners with Eutelsat OneWeb on airline multi-orbit deals. Current figures are verified-light this pass (a dedicated results pass owed).
75 signals name SES.
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SKY Perfect JSAT sells space-based connectivity services in Japan, including as an authorized reseller of Amazon Leo.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
SKY Perfect JSAT is Asia's largest satellite operator (TSE-listed), running 17 GEO satellites and diversifying into intelligence, servicing, and national security. It was revealed as the customer behind Planet's $230M LEO order (Planet's largest ever), took an 18.23% stake in iQPS (March 2026), made a strategic investment in Astroscale (May 2026), and joined a Japanese MoD satellite-constellation consortium, with Superbird-9 ordered for a 2027 Starship launch. The group revenue split and the sizes of its iQPS and Astroscale stakes are open.
7 signals name SKY Perfect JSAT.
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SES ranks 39 on the Space 100 with a score of 77; SKY Perfect JSAT ranks 41 with 76. SES is ahead on production and progress. SKY Perfect JSAT is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. SES is based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, SKY Perfect JSAT in Tokyo, Japan. SES: Established. SKY Perfect JSAT: Public. SES is named in 75 signals and SKY Perfect JSAT in 7.
SES ranks 39 on the Space 100 with a score of 77; SKY Perfect JSAT ranks 41 with 76. SES is ahead on production and progress. SKY Perfect JSAT is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. SES is based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, SKY Perfect JSAT in Tokyo, Japan. SES: Established. SKY Perfect JSAT: Public. SES is named in 75 signals and SKY Perfect JSAT in 7. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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