NSS-6

Communications satellite

NSS-6
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	New Skies Satellites (2002-2006) SES New Skies (2006-2009) SES World Skies (2009-2011) SES (2011-present)
COSPAR ID	2002-057A
SATCAT no.	27603
Mission duration	15 years


Bus	A2100AXS
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
Launch mass	4,700 kilograms (10,400 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	17 December 2002, 23:04 (2002-12-17UTC23:04Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 44L V156
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	95° East
Perigee altitude	35,780 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,805 kilometres (22,248 mi)
Inclination	0.00 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	28 October 2013, 01:04:17 UTC^[1]

NSS-6 is a communications satellite owned by SES.

NSS-6 covers the whole of Asia with six high-performance K_u band beams, which can deliver broadband media to small businesses, ISPs or domestic rooftop antennas in those markets. The satellite delivers Direct-To-Home power and performance, as well as significant inter-regional connectivity. High-gain uplink performance (i.e. high receiver G/T figures) allows the use of small uplink antennas and/or amplifiers.

Manufacturer: Lockheed-Martin
Original Orbital Location: 95° East
Current Orbital Location: 86.85° West
Launch date: December 17, 2002
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4
Number of Transponders (physical): K_u band: 50
Number of Transponders (36 MHz Equivalent): 60
Saturated EIRP Range: K_u band: 44 to 55 dBW
Frequency Band: K_u band uplink: 13.75 to 14.50 GHz
Frequency Band: K_a band uplink: 29.5 to 30.0 GHz
Frequency Band: K_u band downlink: 10.95 to 11.20 GHz, 11.45 to 11.70 GHz, 12.50 to 12.75 GHz

References

^ "NSS 6 Satellite details 2002-057A NORAD 27603". N2YO. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

External links

SES.com
ITC Global uses NSS-6 for enterprise grade private networks in (e.g.) Australasia
www.gilat.net

0°N 95°E / 0°N 95°E / 0; 95

Satellites operated by SES

SES fleet

Active: SES-1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 (EchoStar 105)
12
14
15
16 (GovSat-1)
17

AMC fleet

Active: AMC-4
6
8
10
11
15
16
18
21
Backups: AMC-7
Retired: AMC-1
2
3
5
9
Failed launch: AMC-14

NSS fleet

Active: NSS-6
7
9
10
11
12
806
Retired: NSS-5
513
703
K
Failed launch: NSS-8

Astra fleet

Active: Astra 1KR
1L
1M
1N
2E
2F
2G
3B
4A
5B
Backups: Astra 1D
1F
1G
1H
2A
2B
2C
2D
3A
Retired: Astra 1A
1B
1C
1E
5A
Sirius 3
Failed launch: Astra 1K
Orbital positions: 5.0°E
19.2°E
23.5°E
28.2°E
31.5°E
Subsidiary: SES Astra

Third parties

v t e ← 2001 Orbital launches in 2002 2003 →
January	USA-164 INSAT-3C
February	Tsubasa, DASH, VEP-3 HESSI Iridium 90, Iridium 91, Iridium 94, Iridium 95, Iridium 96 EchoStar VII Intelsat 904 Kosmos 2387
March	Envisat STS-109 TDRS-9 GRACE Progress M1-8 Shenzhou 3 JCSAT-8, Astra 3A Intelsat 903
April	Kosmos 2388 STS-110 (ITS S0) NSS-7 Soyuz TM-34
May	SPOT-5, Idefix Aqua DirecTV-5 Feng Yun 1D, Hai Yang 1A Ofek-5 Kosmos 2389
June	Intelsat 905 STS-111 (Leonardo MPLM) Ekspress A1R Galaxy 3C Iridium 97, Iridium 98 NOAA-17 Progress M-46
July	CONTOUR Stellat 5, N-STAR c Kosmos 2390, Kosmos 2391 Kosmos 2392
August	Hot Bird 6 EchoStar VIII Atlantic Bird 1, MSG-1
September	Intelsat 906 USERS, Kodama METSAT Tsinghua 2 Hispasat 1D Progress M1-9 Nadezhda 7
October	STS-112 (ITS S1) Foton-M No.1 INTEGRAL Zi Yuan 2B Soyuz TMA-1
November	STS-113 (ITS P1, MEPSI 1A, MEPSI 1B) Astra 1K AlSAT-1, Mozhayets 3, Rubin-3
December	TDRS-10 Hot Bird 7, Stentor, MFD-A, MFD-B ADEOS II, Kanta Kun, FedSat, µ-LabSat 1 (RITE 1, RITE 2) NSS-6 TrailBlazer-2001 STA, Saudisat 1C, LatinSat A, LatinSat B, UniSat 2, Rubin 2 Kosmos 2393 Kosmos 2394, Kosmos 2395, Kosmos 2396 Shenzhou 4 Nimiq 2
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).