[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] SES World Skies has updated its naming convention for future satellites, the company announced Jan. 22.
    Three of SES’ new Orbital Sciences-built satellites will be named SES-1, SES-2 and SES-3. The satellites are intended to replenish and expand SES World Skies’ North American fleet. NSS-14, under construction by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2011, has been renamed SES-4. The C-band payload of the Sirius 5 spacecraft, also under construction with SS/L and scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2011, will be named SES-5 and reside with the Ku-band payload of Sirius 5 at 5 degrees East. The NSS-806 replacement satellite, under negotiation with vendors, will be named SES-6.
    Upon closing of the Protostar-2 acquisition, announced in late 2009, the satellite will be integrated into SES World Skies global fleet and renamed following the SES satellite naming pattern.