| Names | NSS-14 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SES New Skies /SES |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-007A |
| SATCATno. | 38087 |
| Website | https://www.ses.com/ |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 13 years, 11 months, 29 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | NSS-14 |
| Bus | SSL-1300 |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 6,180 kg (13,620 lb) |
| Power | 20kW[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 February 2012, 19:36:37UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-M /Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | April 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 22° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 124transponders: 52C-band 72Ku-band |
| Bandwidth | 36MHz |
| Coverage area | North America,South America, Europe,Middle East,West Africa |
SES-4 is acommunications satellite operated bySES World Skies (nowSES).
SES-4 was built bySpace Systems/Loral (SSL), and is based on theSSL-1300satellite bus. It is equipped with 52C-band, and 72Ku-bandtransponders, and at launch it had a mass of 6,180 kg (13,620 lb). It has a design life of fifteen years.[4]
It was launched on 14 February 2012, at 19:36:37UTC on aProton-M /Briz-Mlaunch vehicle, the launch was arranged byInternational Launch Services (ILS), sinceBaikonour,Site 200/39.[4]
It is positioned at 22° West orbital location overAtlantic Ocean, replacingNSS-7.[4]
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