NSS-9

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NSS-9
Mission type Communications
Operator
COSPAR ID 2009-008A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 33749
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus GEOStar-2
Manufacturer Orbital 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
Rocket Ariane 5ECA V187
Launch site Kourou ELA-3
Contractor Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude177° west
Perigee altitude 35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi)
Apogee altitude 35,801 kilometres (22,246 mi)
Inclination 0.01 degrees
Period 23.93 hours
Epoch 29 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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