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Sea Launch Delays Launch to Saturday |
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 26, 2007/Satnews Daily/ — Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies to Jan. 27, Saturday, due to off-nominal sea-state conditions at the launch site.
Sea Launch said the 37-minute launch window remains as previously planned, opening at 3:22 pm PST (23:22 GMT).
The high-power, state-of-the-art NSS-8 satellite is a Boeing 702 spacecraft that carries 56 C-band and 36 Ku-band transponders. It is designed to replace the existing NSS-703 satellite as the centerpiece of NEW SKIES’ strategic Indian Ocean contribution to SES’ global communications network.
NSS-8 will support a wide range of functions, including corporate communications, government and military networks, Broadband Internet services and broadcast applications, to countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Asia. Designed for a 15-year lifespan, the satellite will have 18 kilowatts of total power at the beginning of life on orbit.
This is Sea Launch’s first mission of the year and also its first mission for SES New Skies.
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