NSS-5

Overview

Intelsat 803 → NSS-5

mission type	Communications
operator	Intelsat → SES World Skies
cospar id	1997-053A
satcat	24957
mission duration	14 years
spacecraft type	AS-7000
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
launch mass	3412 kg
launch date	September 23, 1997, 23:58 UTC‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Ariane-42L H10-3
launch site	Kourou ELA-2
launch contractor	Arianespace
orbit epoch	May 5, 2017‡R2R‡
orbit reference	Geocentric
orbit regime	Geostationary
orbit periapsis	35,778.2 km‡R2R‡
orbit apoapsis	35,809.1 km‡R2R‡
orbit inclination	3.8 degrees‡R2R‡
orbit semimajor	42,164.0 km‡R2R‡
orbit period	1,436.1 minutes‡R2R‡
orbit longitude	50.5° E‡R2R‡
apsis	gee
trans band	38 C Band, 6 Ku band
trans coverage	Pacific Ocean
programme	Intelsat 8
previous mission	Intelsat 802
next mission	Intelsat 804

NSS-5 (Formerly known as Intelsat 803 and NSS-803) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and after by SES World Skies. Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 50.5 degrees east for around 14 years.

Satellite

The third of six Intelsat VIII satellites to be launched, NSS-5 was built by Lockheed Martin. It was a 3412 kg spacecraft. The satellite carried a double LEROS-1B apogee motor for propulsion and was equipped with 38 C Band transponders and 6 Ku band transponders, powered by 2 solar cells more batteries. It was designed for a fourteen-year service life.[3]

Launch

The launch of NSS-5 made use of an Ariane 4 rocket flying from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. The launch took place at 23:58 UTC on September 23, 1997, with the spacecraft entering a

NSS-5

Satellite

Launch

See also

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