Engineering:NSS-9

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Short description: Communications satellite
NSS-9
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorSES New Skies (2009)
SES World Skies (2009-2011)
SES S.A. (2011-present)
COSPAR ID2009-008A
SATCAT no.33749
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusGEOStar-2
ManufacturerOrbital Sciences
Launch mass2,230 kilograms (4,920 lb)
Power2,300 watts
Start of mission
Launch date12 February 2009, 22:09 (2009-02-12UTC22:09Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5ECA V187
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude177° west
Perigee altitude35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi)
Apogee altitude35,801 kilometres (22,246 mi)
Inclination0.01 degrees
Period23.93 hours
Epoch29 October 2013, 13:27:57 UTC[1]
 

NSS-9 is a communications satellite owned by SES WORLD SKIES. It is an all C-band satellite intended as a replacement for NSS-5, and has three beams with 44 active C-band transponders.

NSS-9 was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and launched February 12, 2009 aboard Ariane 5 flight V-187.[2][3]

Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus,[4] NSS-9 has an expected useful lifetime extending through 2024.[5]

Its launch has been featured in National Geographic Channel's programme World's Toughest Fixes Satellite Launch S02E01.[6]

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