LaunchesHot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
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Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
Ariane 5 ECA · Communications
2009Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
Hot Bird 10 is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It provides direct to home broadcasting from geostationary orbit at 13 degrees East. NSS9 is a communications satellite owned by SES, operating at 177 degrees West. Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early wanring system which will use infrared satellite imagery to detect the flights of ballistic missiles. This was a demonstration using two micro satellites.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2