Status
Success
NSS-7
Launch Time
Tue Apr 16, 2002 23:02 UTC
Tue Apr 16, 2002 23:02 UTC
Flight V150.
Rocket
Mission Details
NSS-7
NSS-7 is a communications satellite owned by SES World Skies. It launched on 16 April 2002 on an AR-44L model of the Ariane 4 launch vehicle.
It is a hybrid Ku- and C-band telecommunications satellite providing fixed satellite services, including video distribution, Internet access, corporate business networking, and fixed services such as telephony and data. Based on an enhanced version of Lockheed Martin's A2100AX satellite bus, this 72 transponder satellite initially operated at 22° West longitude over the Atlantic Ocean, providing coverage to the whole of Africa. In May 2012 it shifted over to the 20° West location to take over the duties of NSS-5.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,692.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2002
19th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
138th mission
5th mission of 2002
132nd successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
111th mission
4th mission of 2002
108th successful mission
69th consecutive successful mission