Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:02:00
Tuesday April 16, 2002
Flight V150.
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.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,692 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESARocket
Diameter: 3.8m
Height: 58.72m
Payload to Orbit
GTO: 4,720 kg
Liftoff Thrust
6,000 Kilonewtons
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4
111th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2002
138th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2002
19th
Orbital launch attempt