Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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…
Where to watch
Replay Launch webcastMore about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
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MissionCommunications · GTO
Communications · GTO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSS-12 2009-058A | Payload | 35778 × 35794 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| THOR 6 2009-058B | Payload | 35777 × 35796 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2009-058C | Rocket body | 179 × 20287 km · 6.2° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2009-058D | Debris | re-entered 2010-09-09 |
COSPAR ID 2009-058. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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