SES WORLD SKIES recently said that its NSS-12 satellite safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, onboard an Antonov cargo plane, in preparation for launch onboard an Ariane 5 booster, scheduled for lift off on October 29. The NSS-12 spacecraft is manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [LORL]. The powerful, state-of-the-art NSS-12 satellite will provide comprehensive and robust coverage of some of the world's fastest-growing markets. The spacecraft will replace NSS-…
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