In October 2008,
SES Sirius AB of
Sweden (then 90% owned by SES and prior to 2003 called Nordic Satellite AB) ordered the
Sirius 5 satellite from
Space Systems/Loral. Following full acquisition by SES in 2010, SES Sirius was renamed
SES Astra (a subsidiary of SES) and the satellite renamed Astra 4B. In 2011, SES Astra was merged back into SES and the satellite renamed SES-5. == Satellite description ==