NSS-9
Template:Short description Template:Infobox spaceflight 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.[1][2]
Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus,[3] NSS-9 has an expected useful lifetime extending through 2024.[4]
Its launch has been featured in National Geographic Channel's programme World's Toughest Fixes Satellite Launch S02E01.[5]
References
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External links
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- http://www.ses.com/4629118/nss-9
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