Ariane 5 ECA | NSS-12 & Thor 6
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Oct. 29, 2009, 8 p.m. - Oct. 29, 2009, 8 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 29, 2009, 8 p.m. - Oct. 29, 2009, 8 p.m.
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.
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ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
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