ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
NSS-12 & Thor 6
Launched
October 29, 2009
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
NSS-12 & Thor 6 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 29, 2009. It was Arianespace's 187th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,015th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). NSS 12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 35,958 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 6th this yearArianespace's 187th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,015th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NSS 12 · NORAD 36032 · 2009-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-058A
- Epoch
- 2009-10-29 15:18:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26605938 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728814
- Inclination
- 6.0127°
- Ascending node
- 164.7586°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.6737°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.8424°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- NSS 12 · NORAD 36032
- Thor 6 · NORAD 36033 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L550 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 services to Central and Eastern Europe from 1 degree West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
48th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 201st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did NSS-12 & Thor 6 launch?
NSS-12 & Thor 6 launched on October 29, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NSS-12 & Thor 6?
Coverage: VOL V192 Ariane 5 ECA , NSS-12 + THOR-6, decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NSS-12 & Thor 6?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did NSS-12 & Thor 6 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did NSS-12 & Thor 6 reach?
NSS 12, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 269 × 35,958 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did NSS-12 & Thor 6 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).