NSS-8

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{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = NSS-8

| image =

| image_caption =

| mission_type =

| operator = SES New Skies

| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
Failed to orbit

| spacecraft_bus = BSS-702

| manufacturer = Boeing

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass = {{convert|5920|kg}}

| power =

| launch_date = {{start-date|30 January 2007, 23:22|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Zenit-3SL
Flight 24

| launch_site = Odyssey

| launch_contractor = Sea Launch

| orbit_epoch = Planned

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Geostationary

| orbit_periapsis =

| orbit_apoapsis =

| orbit_inclination =

| orbit_period =

| orbit_longitude = 57° East

| orbit_slot =

| apsis = gee

| trans_band =

| trans_frequency =

| trans_bandwidth =

| trans_capacity =

| trans_coverage =

| trans_TWTA = 18 kW

| trans_EIRP =

| trans_HPBW =

}}

NSS-8 was a Dutch telecommunications satellite that was destroyed during launch. It was a Boeing 702 spacecraft with 56 C-band and 36 K_u-band transponders, and it was part of the SES NEW SKIES.

The satellite, which was insured, was destroyed when the rocket that was launching it exploded. The rocket was a Zenit 3SL being launched by Sea Launch from its Ocean Odyssey launch pad. The launch attempt occurred at 23:22 GMT on 30 January 2007. "There was an explosion as we were lifting off," said Paula Korn, a spokeswoman for Sea Launch.[https://archive.today/20131030094132/http://www.sea-launch.com/news-q10993-Sea_Launch_Assesses_Status_and_Plans_for_Next_Steps.aspx Sea Launch Assesses Status and Plans for Next Steps][http://www.ses.com/4233325/news/2007/4431273 NSS-8 satellite launch failure]

NSS-8 was designed to support a wide range of functions, including broadcast applications, government and military operations, corporate communications and Broadband Internet services. When placed in its final orbital position (57° E), the satellite would have provided coverage to two-thirds of the planet, serving countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Asia.