[Satellite TODAY 06-22-10]  The SES-1 satellite has entered commercial service at 101 degrees West, SES World Skies confirmed June 21.
    SES-1 was launched onboard an ILS-Proton Breeze M rocket in April. The satellite replaces AMC-2 and AMC-4 and is used to feed TV programming into virtually every cable network in the United States.
    “The successful bringing into use of SES-1 is the stepping stone of our fleet renewal program over North America. The smooth transition of our customers’ traffic to the brand-new SES-1 satellite frees up the AMC-2 and AMC-4 spacecraft for new missions at new orbital slots,” Robert Bednarek, CEO, SES World Skies, said in a statement. 

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