41st satellite in SES fleet.Summary: SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock SES WORLD SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (French: Bourse de Luxembourg) is a stock exchange based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. : SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ), announces that the NSS-12 satellite successfully roared into space on-board an Ariane 5 ECA ECA See: Export Credit Agency booster from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on October 29 at 5:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. GMT). Approximately 27 minutes after lift-off the spacecraft separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage and was placed into geostationary transfer orbit A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a low Earth orbit (LEO) and a geostationary orbit (GEO). It is an ellipse where the perigee is a point on a LEO and the apogee has the same distance from the Earth as the GEO. . Initial signals from NSS-12 were received at a control station in Uralla, Australia at 8:32 p.m. GMT. NSS-12 was manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, with launch services on-board Ariane 5 provided by Arianespace. The spacecraft, procured by SES Satellite Leasing Limited in the Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic , is poised to be the 41th satellite in SES' global fleet. Rob Bednarek, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SES WORLD SKIES, stated: "The flawless launch of NSS-12 allows us to ensure seamless continuity for a variety of customers at the key orbital position of 57 degrees East and considerably increases our capacity on-orbit. Our thanks for a mission well accomplished go to the skilled engineering and operations teams of Arianespace, Space Systems/Loral and SES ENGINEERING. After NSS-9 in February, this is the second successful Ariane 5 launch of an SES satellite in 2009." "NSS-12 will be the 59thSpace Systems/Loral satellite now orbiting the earth," said John Celli, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Space Systems/Loral. "Congratulations to SES WORLD SKIES and Arianespace for another flawless launch. Every completed satellite and successful launch is an exciting achievement and a testament to our companies' ability to collaborate as a team." Immediately following the successful launch of NSS-12, Jean-Yves Le Gall Jean-Yves Le Gall (born in 1959) is an Engineering Graduate from the Ecole Superieure d’Optique (1981) and holds a Doctorate in Engineering from the Paris-Sud University.(1983). , Chairman & CEO of Arianespace, said: "Arianespace is especially proud of carrying out this 32nd successful launch for the SES group, one of the world's leading satellite operators. Since the launch of their first satellite in 1988, we have developed an exceptional relationship with SES, by offering services and solutions custom-tailored to their needs. I would like to personally thank SES for their long-standing confidence, and for having once again chosen Arianespace, the global benchmark in satellite launch services." 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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