Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NSS-6 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Netherlands |
Operator/Owner |
SES (Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
95.04 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35797 |
Eccentricity |
0.000249071910618766 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4575 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2600 |
Power (watts) |
10000 |
Date of Launch |
17-12-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 4 |
COSPAR Number |
2002-057A |
NORAD Number |
27603 |
Comments |
Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East; 50 Ku-band. |