Nss-9 – Orbital NSS-9 User Manual
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NSS-9
Mission Partners
SES
A leading satellite operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Prime contractor
Arianespace
Launch provider
Specifications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass:
2,230 kg (4,915 lb.)
Solar Arrays:
Two panels per array, UTJ Gallium
Arsenide cells
Stabilization:
3-axis stabilized; zero momentum system
Propulsion:
Liquid bi-propellant transfer orbit system;
monopropellant (hydrazine) on-orbit system
Mission Life:
15 years
Orbit: 183
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East Longitude
Payload
C-band
Repeater:
28 active transponders with 32-for-28
linearized TWTAs
TWTA Power:
2.3 kW
Antenna:
Two 2.3 m shaped-beam reflectors, one
global horn
Launch
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 5
Site:
Kourou, French Guiana
Date:
February 12, 2009
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