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2009 · Arianespace

NSS-12 & Thor 6

successAriane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6

NSS-12 is used to provide communications services for telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India and other parts of Asia. It operates as 57 degrees East. Thor 6 is a Telenor satellite providing direct to home television services to Central and Eastern Europe from 1 degree West.

Overview

Date / time
October 29, 2009 at 08:00 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission
NSS-12 & Thor 6
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

NSS-12
GEO
THOR 6
GEO