Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NSS-7 |
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) |
-21 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.00027279304496341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2500 |
Power (watts) |
3900 |
Date of Launch |
16-04-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
14 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 42L |
COSPAR Number |
2002-019A |
NORAD Number |
27414 |
Comments |
36 C-band, 36 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services; Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas. |