Satellite footprints

NSS-7 at 20° West

Position:20° West
Manufacturer:Lockheed Martin
Operator:SES
Launch operator:Arianespace
Launch vehicle:Ariane 44LP
Launch date:04/16/2002
Expected lifetime:15 Years

NSS 7 is a hybrid Ku- and C-band telecommunications satellite, operated by SES and 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 A2100AXS satellite bus, this 72 transponder satellite will operate at 20° West longitude over the Atlantic Ocean, providing coverage to Europe, Africa and the Americas where it will replace the Lockheed Martin built NSS K and NSS 803 satellites.

NSS-7 was launched on April 16th, 2002, on an Ariane 44L booster rocket operated by launch operator Arianespace from the Kourou Space Port in French Guiana.

 

NSS-7 at 20° West

Lockheed Martin built GE-2 based on A2100 platform
AMC-2 prepared for launch
Ariane 44L launching Inmarsat-3 F4 satellite
NSS-7 satellite in orbit

NSS-7 at 20° West

NSS-7 C-band coverage M
NSS-7 Global C-band Beam M