ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
NSS 7
Launched
April 16, 2002
Image: ESA
Summary
NSS 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 16, 2002. It was Arianespace's 146th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,530th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Ariane 44L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO). NSS 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 35,758 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)
- Milestone
- 36th Ariane 44L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 146th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,530th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NSS 7 · NORAD 27414 · 2002-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NSS 7
- Object ID
- 2002-019A
- Epoch
- 2002-04-16 18:16:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28284334 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7291196
- Inclination
- 7.0283°
- Ascending node
- 9.2101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8778°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.5958°
- 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: GSTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- NSS 7 · NORAD 27414 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V150 · re-entered March 26, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ariane mission V150 placed Lockheed Martin A2100-class satellite NSS 7 satellite into orbit. The satellite was owned by New Skies, an Intelsat spinoff, and carried a C/Ku band telecoms payload.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
114th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 159th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did NSS 7 launch?
NSS 7 launched on April 16, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NSS 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NSS 7?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did NSS 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did NSS 7 reach?
NSS 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 35,758 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did NSS 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).