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NSS-8
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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launch Date | 23:22 GMT, 30 January 2007 |
| Launch Mass | 5920 kg |
| Orbit Mass | |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Model | 702 |
| Launcher / Flight Number |
Sea Launch Zenit-3SL Flight No 24 |
| Lifetime | None - Destroyed during launch Planned: 15 years |
| Transponder Information | |
| Transponder Capacity | |
| Twta output power | 18 kW |
| Bandwidth | |
| EIRP | |
| Sundries | |
| Expendable Energy | |
| Location | |
| Intended location | Planned: 57o Geostationary orbit |
| Current location | Failed to reach orbit |
| List of broadcast satellites | |
NSS-8 was a Dutch telecommunications satellite that was destroyed during launch. It was a Boeing 702 spacecraft with 56 C-band and 36 Ku-band transponders, and it was part of the SES NEW SKIES.
The satellite was destroyed when the rocket that was launching it, a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL, exploded on its Ocean Odyssey launch pad, at 23:22 GMT on 30 January 2007.
NSS-8 was designed to support a wide range of functions, including broadcast applications, government and military operations, corporate communications and Broadband Internet services. When placed in its final orbital position (57° E), the satellite would have provided coverage to two-thirds of the planet, serving countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Asia.
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