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]
External links
- http://www.ses.com/4629118/nss-9
References
- NSS 9 Satellite details 2009-008A NORAD 33749 N2YO, 29 October 2013, retrieved 29 October 2013^
- Satellite Data - NSS-9 SES NEW SKIES^
- Ariane 5 begins 2009 with another successful launch at Arianespace's service Arianespace^
- Orbital-Built NSS-9 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched For SES NEW SKIES Northrop Grumman, February 13, 2009, retrieved March 11, 2023^
- Gunter D. Krebs. NSS 9 Gunter's Space Page, retrieved March 11, 2023^
- World's Toughest Fixes: Satellite Launch s02e01 National Geographic Channel, retrieved March 11, 2023^