NSS-9

NSS-9

NSS-9

Communications satellite

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.

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "NSS 9 Satellite details 2009-008A NORAD 33749". N2YO. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Satellite Data - NSS-9". SES NEW SKIES. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  3. [3]
    "Ariane 5 begins 2009 with another successful launch at Arianespace's service". Arianespace.
  4. [4]
    "Orbital-Built NSS-9 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched For SES NEW SKIES". Northrop Grumman. February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Krebs, Gunter D. "NSS 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "World's Toughest Fixes: Satellite Launch s02e01". National Geographic Channel. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  • http://www.ses.com/4629118/nss-9
  • Location: 0°0′N 177°00′W


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