NSS 12 - Norad ID: 36032
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NSS 12 |
| Alternative name | NSS 12 |
| Group | SES |
| Follow NSS 12 | NSS 12 Tracker |
| Group follow SES | Tracker SES |
| Pass predictions NSS 12 | Pass predictions NSS 12 |
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| Days in orbit | 6126 |
| Country/organisation of origin | SES |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 35774 km |
| Apogee | 35799 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.09° |
| Laps per day | 1 |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Height NSS 12 | 35785.99 km |
NSS-12 (also known as NSS 12) is a communication satellite operated by SES (SESSL). Launched on October 29, 2009, from the Guiana Space Center using an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle, it was manufactured by LOR and has a configuration of SSL-1300. The satellite measures 7.6 meters in length, with a diameter of 2.9 meters, and spans 32.5 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It had a launch mass of 5,622 kilograms and a dry mass of 2,500 kilograms. NSS-12 is equipped with 40 C-band and 48 Ku-band active high-power transponders for communication purposes, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite has an expected operational lifetime of 15 years and was designed to provide stable communications services from its position in geostationary orbit.
satellite NSS 12 Date of exalting 29.10.2009y. Average height of ISS NSS 12 hundred 35785.99 km. Average velocity NSS 12 is 11068.99 km/h. Inclination NSS 12 satellite 0.07°.