behind schedule, largely because of delays to OHB's SmallGEO platform on which Electra is based, the launch of the first Electra satellite is now expected to be in 2023. The Electra satellite is intended to fill a lightweight gap in the all-electric satellite products now offered by builders of larger craft. See also ESA SES S.A. OHB Systems References External links ESA SES OHB Systems Communications satellites in geostationary orbit European Space Agency satellites 2023 in spaceflight