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NSS-6

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
December 17, 2002 at 11:04 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44L →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
NSS 6
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,144 km
Periapsis
36,080 km
Inclination
5.37°
Orbital period
1452.76 min

Spacecraft

Operator
SES S.A.
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,575 kg
Dry mass
2,600 kg
Power
0

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-057A
NORAD catalog №
27603
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
LuxembourgSES
Radar cross-section
20.8608 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational