Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NSS-12 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Netherlands |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
57 |
Perigee (km) |
35779 |
Apogee (km) |
35793 |
Eccentricity |
0.00016604990985862 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.06 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
|
Dry Mass (kg.) |
5624 |
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
29-10-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2009-058A |
NORAD Number |
36032 |
Comments |
48 Ku-band, 40 C-band transponders. |