NSS-9

NSS-9

Mission type	Communications
Operator	SES New Skies (2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present)
COSPAR ID	2009-008A
SATCAT no.	33749
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	GEOStar-2
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences
Launch mass	2,230 kilograms (4,920 lb)
Power	2,300 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	12 February 2009, 22:09 (2009-02-12UTC22:09Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5ECA V187
Launch site	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	177° west
Perigee altitude	35,783 kilometres (22,235 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,801 kilometres (22,246 mi)
Inclination	0.01 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	29 October 2013, 13:27:57 UTC[1]

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.^[2][3]

Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus,^[4] NSS-9 has an expected useful lifetime extending through 2024.^[5]

Its launch has been featured in National Geographic Channel's programme World's Toughest Fixes Satellite Launch S02E01.^[6]

References

1. "NSS 9 Satellite details 2009-008A NORAD 33749". N2YO. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
2. "Satellite Data - NSS-9". SES NEW SKIES. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
3. "Ariane 5 begins 2009 with another successful launch at Arianespace's service". Arianespace.
4. "Orbital-Built NSS-9 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched For SES NEW SKIES". Northrop Grumman. February 13, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
5. Krebs, Gunter D. "NSS 9". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
6. "World's Toughest Fixes: Satellite Launch s02e01". National Geographic Channel. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

External links

• http://www.ses.com/4629118/nss-9
• Location: 0°0′N 177°00′W