NSS-9
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.
Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus, NSS-9 has an expected useful lifetime extending through 2024.
Its launch has been featured in National Geographic Channel's programme World's Toughest Fixes Satellite Launch S02E01.
References
- ^ "NSS 9 Satellite details 2009-008A NORAD 33749". N2YO. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Satellite Data - NSS-9". SES NEW SKIES. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Ariane 5 begins 2009 with another successful launch at Arianespace's service". Arianespace.
- ^ "Orbital-Built NSS-9 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched For SES NEW SKIES". Northrop Grumman. February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter D. "NSS 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "World's Toughest Fixes: Satellite Launch s02e01". National Geographic Channel. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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