Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced in May 2007 that it has been
awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for, SES NEW SKIES, a subsidiary of SES
Global. NSS-12 will be used to enable communications services for
telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations, and governments in Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, India and other parts of Asia.
NSS-12 is the first satellite contract that SES NEW SKIES has awarded
to SS/L. The spacecraft is a state-of-the-art, hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite that will
be located at 57º East Longitude over the Indian Ocean Region. Based on SS/L's
highly reliable and space-proven SSL-1300
spacecraft, it will be equipped with 40 C-band and 48 Ku-band active high-power
transponders (36 MHz equivalents) to help maintain and increase the capability of the
company's worldwide satellite communications network.
Completed in 2009, NSS-12 is designed to have a lifespan of more than 15 years.
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