Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NSS-9 |
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) |
183 |
Perigee (km) |
35784 |
Apogee (km) |
35792 |
Eccentricity |
9.48811613454149E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.17 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2238 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1014 |
Power (watts) |
2300 |
Date of Launch |
11-02-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 ECA |
COSPAR Number |
2009-008A |
NORAD Number |
33749 |
Comments |
28 C-band transponders for voice and video communication. |