Ariane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6

Name: Ariane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6
Start: 2009-10-29T20:00:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 29, 2009 at 08:00 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications