NSS-9
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.

Built on the Orbital STAR-2 satellite bus, NSS-9 has an expected useful lifetime extending through 2024.

Its launch has been featured in National Geographic Channel's programme World's Toughest Fixes S02E02.
Q149918
communications satellite
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SES WORLD SKIES
ORG
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C-band
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NSS-5
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
ORG
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Ariane 5
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STAR-2
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National Geographic Channel
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World's Toughest Fixes
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NSS-9
MISC
Q6955343
NSS-9
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Q6955343
NSS-9
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2009-02-12T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
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