JCSAT-4A
Names | JCSAT-6 (order to Feb 1999) JCSAT-4A (Feb 1999 onward) |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
COSPAR ID | 1999-006A |
SATCAT no. | 25630 |
Mission duration | 14.5 years (planned) 25 years, 6 months and 2 days (elasped) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | JCSAT-6 |
Spacecraft type | JCSAT |
Bus | HS-601 |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Launch mass | 2,900 kilograms (6,400 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 16 February 1999, 01:45:26 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas IIAS (AC-152) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A |
Contractor | International Launch Services (ILS) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 124° East |
Transponders | |
Band | 32 Ku band |
Coverage area | Japan |
JCSAT-4A, designated JCSAT-6 before launch, is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite which is operated by JSAT Corporation (now SKY Perfect JSAT Group). It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 124° East, from where it is used to provide broadcasting and corporate network communications to Japan.[1]
Spacecraft description
[edit]JCSAT-6 was constructed by Hughes, based on the HS-601 satellite bus. It is equipped with 32 Ku-band transponders, and at launch it had a mass of 2,900 kg (6,400 lb), with an expected operational lifespan of fourteen and a half years.[2][3]
Launch
[edit]It was launched atop an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle flying from Launch Complex 36A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 01:45:26 UTC on 16 February 1999,[4] and successfully placed JCSAT-6 into a geostationary transfer orbit. From this orbit, the satellite raised itself into a geostationary orbit using an R-4D apogee motor.[5] The final burn to complete its insertion into geosynchronous orbit occurred on 1 March 1999.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JCSAT-4A". Sky Perfect JSAT. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "JCSat 5, 6". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan (14 March 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "JCSAT". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Index". Geostationary Orbit Catalog. Jonathan's Space Report. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2009.