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    NSS-6
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 16 December 2002 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | SES | 
| NORAD ID | 27603 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2002-057A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 4.791° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00094 | 
| RA ascending node | 5.145 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 190.975° | 
| Mean anomaly | 38.890° | 
| Orbital period | 1452.768 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 11:56 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36079.7 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 36119.4 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 36159.2 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
ARIANE 44L R/B