NSS 7

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2002-019ALaunched 4/16/2002

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: NSS 7 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Launch Date: 4/16/2002
Last Contact: 1/31/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0 deg
Dry Mass: 2,200 kg
Total Mass: 4,700 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: SES
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: SES GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 20

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2002-019A

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

SES Video is pursuing business leads for the SES-10 satellite, which provides new coverage to Latin America, and for SES-9, which replaced NSS-7 in 2016 and provides new capacity over Asia.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jul 31, 2018SES lowers video forecast, gives glowing review of O3b mPower progress