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JSAT (satellite constellation)

January 01, 1970

The JSAT constellation is a communication and broadcasting satellite constellation formerly operated by JSAT Corporation and currently by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It has become the most important commercial constellation in Japan, and fifth in the world. It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan, with only B-SAT left as a local competitor.[1][non-primary source needed]

JSAT began in 1985, with the opening by the Government of Japan, of the communication markets in Japan and the founding of Japan Communications Satellite Company, Satellite Japan Corporation, Space Communications Corporation. It grew by own investment, mergers and acquisitions of the parent companies. As of August 2016, it includes the fleets of three previously mentioned companies, Horizons Satellite and NTT DoCoMo and the DSN military network.[1]

Constellations edit

SKY Perfect JSAT Group has gone through some significant mergers and acquisition and the JSAT constellation has grown accordingly. It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan, with only B-SAT left as a competitor. Since these mergers were the result of the opening of the communication markets in Japan, that growth does not mean that it has monopolised the segment, but rather is the go-to company for space segment operation.[1]

During its history, the JSAT network has absorbed a series of fleets and constellations. Some are core constellations, some are operation for third parties and some are joint ventures. As of August 2016, the current configuration of the JSAT fleet is this:[2]

JCSAT edit

With the opening of the Japanese satellite communications market to private investment, Japan Communications Satellite Company (JCSAT) and Satellite Japan Corporation were founded in 1985.[1][3] In June of the same year, JCSAT awarded an order to Hughes Space and Communications for two identical satellites, JCSAT-1 and JCSAT-2, based on the spin-stabilized HS-393 satellite bus.[4] JCSAT-1, the first commercial Japanese communications satellite, was successfully launched aboard an Ariane-44LP on 6 March 1989. Its brother (JCSAT-2), was launched aboard a Commercial Titan III on 1 January 1990.[4]

On 1993, Japan Communications Satellite Company and Satellite Japan Corporation merged to form Japan Satellite Systems Inc. (JCSAT).[1] That same year, JCSAT ordered JCSAT-3, a third satellite from Hughes, using the HS-601 platform.[5] In 1995, JCSAT obtained a license for international service, and thus became a regional operator.[1] On 29 August 1995, an Atlas IIAS successfully launched JCSAT-3 into orbit. In December 1995, JCSAT ordered a fourth satellite, JCSAT-4, with the same manufacturer and platform as JCSAT-3. On 17 February 1997, JCSAT-4 was renamed JCSAT-R after being put in orbit by an Atlas IIAS.[5]

In June 1996, JCSAT ordered JCSAT-5, another HS-601-based satellite, and the twin JCSAT-6 in December 1996, from Hughes.[6]

By September 1997, both JCSAT and Space Communications Corporation (SCC) had requested the 110° East position.[7] The Japanese government made both companies share the 110° E position, and thus both made a joint order in November 1998 for N-SAT-110 from Lockheed Martin.[7] It was also called JCSAT-7 by JCSAT, and Superbird-5 by SCC.[8] On 2 December 1998, an Ariane-44P successfully orbited JCSAT-5, which became JCSAT-1B. JSAT-6 was rechristened as JCSAT-4A after successfully being injected in its transfer orbit by an Atlas IIAS on 16 February 1999.[6]

In 2000, the company name was changed to JSAT Corporation, and was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[1] In April of that year, JSAT ordered JCSAT-8 from Boeing Satellite Development Center (which had acquired the HS-601 business from Hughes), to replace JCSAT-2 at the 154° East slot.[9] N-SAT-110 was successfully launched on 6 October 2000 by an Ariane 42L, at which point it was renamed JCSAT 110 and Superbird-D.[8][10]

An Ariane 44L successfully launched JCSAT-8 on 28 March 2002 from Centre Spatial Guyanais. Once successfully deployed, it was renamed JCSAT-2A.[9]

JSAT switched satellite suppliers again and, on 30 April 2003, awarded an order for JCSAT-9 to Lockheed Martin Space Systems and its A2100AXS platform. A hybrid satellite with 20 C-band, 20 Ku-band, and 1 S-band transponders, it was expected for launch in 2005 for the 132° East slot.[11][12] A year later, on 20 April 2004, JSAT ordered a second satellite from Lockheed, JCSAT-10. Based on the A2100AX platform, it would have a C-band and Ku-band payload and was expected to occupy the 128° East slot after its planned 2006 launch.[13]

On 3 October 2005, JSAT ordered a third A2100-based satellite from Lockheed Martin, JCSAT-11. It would also have a C-band and Ku-band payload, and would be launched in 2007 to act as a backup for the whole JSAT fleet.[14]

During 2006, JSAT successfully launched two satellites. On 12 April 2006, a Zenit-3SL successfully orbited JCSAT-9 from a platform on the Pacific Ocean. JSAT had leased some transponders to NTT DoCoMo to be used as N-STAR d.[15] Once in its 132° East orbital position, it was known as JCSAT 5A and N-STAR d. Then, on 11 October 2006, an Ariane 5 ECA launched JCSAT-10 along Syracuse-3B into a transfer orbit. Upon successful deployment at 128° East longitude, it was renamed JCSAT-3A.[16]

On 1 May 2007, Intelsat put the order for the STAR-2-based Intelsat 15 satellite to Orbital Sciences.[17] In a business deal, five of its 22 Ku-band transponders were sold to JSAT. Under this arrangement, Intelsat-15 became JCSAT-85 for the JSAT payload, since it was to be positioned at the 85° E longitude.[18]

The almost 19-year streak of successful JCSAT launches was ended when a Proton-M/Briz-M failed to orbit JCSAT-11 on 5 September 2007. A damaged pyro firing cable on the interstage truss prevented the second stage from controlling its direction, and the rocket and its payload crashed into the Kazakhstan steppes.[19] Being lucky in misfortune, JCSAT-11 was simply an on-orbit backup and thus it had no operational impact on the fleet.[16] The same day of the launch failure, JSAT placed an order with Lockheed Martin for an identical replacement, JCSAT-12, for launch in 2009.[16]

On September 18, 2007, JSAT announced an agreement with B-SAT to jointly procure an hybrid broadcast and communication satellite. Thanks to a decision of the Japanese government that effectively lifted a ban on such mixed satellites, both companies would share a spacecraft to act as backup of JCSAT-110 on the 110°East slot. Named JCSAT-110R and BSAT-3c, it was to be launched in 2011, and it would be managed by B-SAT.[20] On September 19, 2007, they closed a deal with Arianespace for a launch slot with an Ariane 5 for its launch.[21][22]

In March 2008, SCC became a wholly owned subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[23][1] At the SKY Perfect JSAT board meeting of August 6, 2008, it was resolved to merge SKY Perfect Communications, JSAT Corporation and Space Communications Corporation.[24] This consolidated the Superbird fleet into JSAT and created the fifth satellite operator in the world at the time.[1]

On December 15, 2008, JSAT and B-SAT placed a joint order with Lockheed for another A2100-based satellite. Designated JCSAT-110R by JSAT and BSAT-3c by B-SAT, it was to be launched by an Ariane 5 in the second quarter of 2011. The satellite would have two 12 Ku band payloads, one for each of the owners.[25][26]

On April 16, 2009, JSAT made its seventh order for an A2100-based satellite from Lockheed, JCSAT-13. It would feature 44 Ku band transponders with two steerable antennas for on-orbit reconfiguration. It was to be launched in 2013 for the 124°East slot where it would replace JCSAT-4A.[27] The next day, April 17, Arianespace announced that they had secured the contract to launch JCSAT-13 on an Ariane 5 ECA.[28]

On August 21, 2009, an Ariane 5 ECA successfully orbited JCSAT-12 along with Optus D3. Upon reaching orbit, JCSAT-12 was renamed JCSAT-RA, which functions as an on-orbit backup.[16] On November 30 of the same year, a Zenit-3SLB successfully launched Intelsat-15/JCSAT-85.[18]

On August 6, 2011, JCSAT-110R/BSAT-3c and its launch companion Astra 1N were successfully put in orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA.[26] On May 15, 2012, again on an Ariane 5 ECA, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2 were launched into orbit. After the launch success, JCAST-13 was renamed JCSAT-4B.[29] After reaching the 124°East, it was commissioned into service on July 10, replacing JCSAT-4A.[30]

On June 11, 2013, SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by JSAT to manufacture JCSAT-14. It would be a 10 kW satellite with 26 C band and 18 Ku band transponders with 15 years of expected life. It was scheduled for launch in 2015.[31] On January 10, 2014, JSAT announced that it had signed a launch service contract with SpaceX for the launch of JCSAT-14 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The expected launch date was the second half of 2015.[32]

On April, 2014, SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by JSAT to manufacture two satellites: JCSAT-15, a 10-kW satellite to replace N-SAT-110 plus expansion capability,[33] and JCSAT-16, an 8.5-kW satellite with Ku band and Ka band payload to be used as a backup to the existing fleet.[33] On September 8, Arianespace announced that it had signed a launch service contract for the launch of JCSAT-15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket.[34][35] And on September 10, 2014, JSAT announced that it had signed a second launch service contract with SpaceX for the launch of JCSAT-16 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.[36]

The June 28, 2015 failure of Falcon 9 Flight 19 meant a delay of at least six months on the Falcon 9 launches.[37] On February 3, 2016, Lockheed Martin announced that it had been awarded an order for JCSAT-17 for delivery in 2019. Because of its configurable S band payload, it would be able to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high-volume events.[38]

On May 5, 2016, at 05:21 UTC, the Falcon 9 successfully launched JSCAT-14 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.[37] The rocket's first stage subsequently landed on an autonomous spaceport drone ship. The next day, SSL announced that the satellite had deployed the solar arrays, was in full control, and was performing orbital maneuvers to reach its operational position. Renamed JCSAT-2B, it was on track to reach its 154°East orbital slot.[39][2]

At the scheduled August 14 at 05:26  UTC, SpaceX successfully launched the JCSAT-16 satellite into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket.[40] While JCSAT-16 was supposed to serve as on-orbit backup at the 124° East longitude position, it will be rushed into service at the 162°East position to replace Superbird-B2, a satellite past its design life. Originally Superbird-8 was supposed to replace Superbird-B2, but a mishap during transport to the launch site in March 2016 meant that it would be delayed between one and two years.[41][42]

Space Communications Corporation edit

Space Communications Corporation (SCC) was founded in 1985, the same year as the original companies that later formed JSAT.[1] On 1986 SCC ordered four spacecraft from Space Systems/Loral, Superbird-A, Superbird-B, Superbird-A1 and Superbird-B1.[43]

On June 5, 1989 Superbird-A, the second private communications satellite of Japan was launched aboard an Ariane 44L along DFS Kopernikus-1.[44] On February 22, 1990 Superbird-B was lost when the Ariane 44LP that should have orbited it along BS-2X failed during launch. Superbird-B1 was completed in just 19 months and successfully launched on February 26, 1992 also aboard an Ariane 44L. The last of the initial batch, Superbird-A1 was launched on December 1 of the same year, thus completing the first phase of deployment of the SCC fleet.[44]

SCC switched satellite suppliers and on 1995 ordered a satellite from Boeing, Superbird-C.[45][46] On July 28, 1997, Superbird-C was orbited by an Atlas IIAS.[45]

On 1995, SCC obtained a license to offer communication services in the international market and thus became a regional operator.[1] On April 6, 1998, SCC ordered a second satellite from Boeing, Superbird-4. On February 18, 2000 Superbird-4 was orbited by an Ariane 44LP, at chich point it was renamed as Superbird-B2.[46]

By September 1997, both JSAT and SCC had requested the 110°East position. The Japanese government made them share that position and thus both made in November 1998 a joint order for N-SAT-110 from Lockheed Martin.[7][8] It was also called JCSAT-7 by JSAT and Superbird-5 by SCC, but was later rechristened as JCSAT 110 and Superbird-D once it was on orbit. N-SAT-110 was successfully launched on October 6, 2000 by an Ariane 42L.[8][10]

In September 2001 SCC ordered Superbird-6 from Boeing. It was launched on April 16, 2004 by an Atlas IIAS that injected in the supersynchronous orbit specified by the satellite manufacturer, at which point it was named Superbird-A2. But the orbit analysis had failed to take into consideration the influence of the Moon at such high apogees and the perigee started to drop dangerously fast. Most of its propellant had to be spent and the solar panels suffered damage that reduced the power production. It was never commissioned into service.[47]

On November 1, 2005, SCC orders its first satellite to be built in Japan, the Superbird-7 by MELCO.[48] It was successfully launched along AMC-21 by an Ariane 5 ECA on August 14, 2008, at which time it was renamed as Superbird-C2.[49]

In March 2008, SCC becomes a fully owned subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[23][1] On the SKY Perfect JSAT board meeting of August 6, 2008, it was resolved to merge SKY Perfect Communications, JSAT Corporation and Space Communications Corporation. The merger would see SKY Perfect absorb JSAT and SCC and both legacy companies dissolved.[24] This consolidated the Superbird fleet into JSAT and created the fifth satellite operator in the world at the time.[1]

N-Star edit

N-Star was created as a joint venture between JSAT, NTT, NTT Communications and NTT DoCoMo for the supply of these latter two WIDESTAR satellite telephone and data packet service.[50] JSAT would handle the satellite side of business and NTT DoCoMo would operate the payload.[51][52]

Two identical satellites were ordered on 1992 from Space Systems Loral, N-STAR a and N-STAR b, for 1995 and 1996 on orbit delivery.[53][43] They would be "switchboards in the sky" having S band, C band, Ka band and Ku band payload.[54]

N-STAR a was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44P on August 29, 1995. Its twin, N-STAR b, launched on February 5, 1996, also aboard an Ariane 44P.[55][54] The satellite telephone service was operational in March 1996. In March 2000, the packet communications service was introduced.[56] In March 2000, JSAT received the NTT Communications interest in the N-STAR a and N-STAR b.[57][1]

In October 1999, N-STAR c was ordered by NTT DoCoMo from Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences Corporation.[58] Orbital would supply the spacecraft and procure launch services and Lockheed would deliver the payload an act a main contractor.[59] The satellite was successfully launched on July 5, 2002 along Stellat 5 on an Ariane 5G.[60]

In August 2003 the JSAT acquired the NTT DoCoMo interest on N-STAR a and N-STAR b, whom then leased them back.[61][62]

JSAT ordered JCSAT-9 from Lockheed Martin, and in May 2003 leased some transponders to NTT DoCoMo to be used as N-STAR d.[15] JCSAT-9 successfully launched on April 12, 2006 aboard a Zenit-3SL and was rechristened JCSAT-5A.[12] It enabled the new service WIDESTAR II and deprecated the original N-STAR a and N-STAR b.[56]

During 2010, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation acquires N-STAR c, completing the transfer of NTT orbital assets and management to JSAT.[1]

DSN military network edit

Main article: DSN Corporation

JSAT along NEC, NTT Com and Maeda Corporation formed a joint venture called DSN Corporation. On January 15, 2013, DSN Corporation announced that it had closed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to execute the "Program to Upgrade and Operate X-Band Satellite Communications Functions, etc". The contract was a private finance initiative, where private funds, management and technical capabilities were used to upgrade and operate the Japanese military X band satellite network.[63]

With the new venture in place, the DSN Corporation took on manufacture and launch of two satellites plus making upgrades to the ground control station network. DSN is to operate, manage and maintain the facilities and equipment from fiscal years 2015 to 2030, at a total estimated program cost of ¥122,074,026,613.[63][non-primary source needed]

The 2013 plan called for the launch of the first satellite in December 2015, with a start of operations in March 2016 and a termination of operations on April 2030. In the event, the 2015 launch was delayed by two years.[64] The second satellite was expected to launch in January 2017,[needs update] starting operations in March 2017. The program and the operations of the second satellite were expected by March 2031.[63]

JSATs role is the procurement and general management of the satellites.[63] The first satellite, DSN-1, is actually an additional payload on one of JSAT's own satellites, Superbird-8.[65] The second satellite, DSN-2 is a dedicated spacecraft.[65][66]

In April 2014, JSAT announced that it had placed an order with MELCO to procure a DS2000 model for the Superbird-8 satellite, intended to replace Superbird-B2 and be positioned on the 162°East orbital slot.[67]

In May 2016, JSAT experience a satellite air transportation mishap where a dislodged tarpaulin had blocked a bleed valve on a satellite transport container and the Superbird-8 spacecraft suffered over pressurization damage.[64] This occurred as the completed satellite was on a flight to the launch site; JSAT observed container deformation detected upon landing.[68] The mishap was expected to delay the satellite launch about two years.[64][needs update]

Horizons Satellite edit

Main article: Horizons Satellite

Horizons Satellite was originally an equal share joint venture with PanAmSat. It ordered its first satellite, Horizons-1/Galaxy 13 from Boeing in middle 2001. It was a 4 t (4.4 tons) spacecraft with 24 C band and 24 Ku band transponders. It had a 10 kW power generation capacity and 15 years of expected life. It was successfully launched on October 1, 2003 aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from the Ocean Odyssey platform in the Pacific.[69]

On August 30, 2005, Orbital Sciences announced that Horizons Satellite had ordered a small satellite based on the STAR-2 platform, Horizons-2, for the PanAmSat licensed orbital slot at 74°West. It would carry 20 Ku band transponders, generate 3.5 kW of power, weight around 2.3 t (2.5 tons) and was expected to be launched in 2007.[70]

The late 2005 take over of PanAmSat by Intelsat, did not diminished the relationship and, in fact, strengthened the alliance. On December 21, 2007, Horizons Satellite used an Ariane 5 rocket to launch Horizons-2.[71] And, outside of the Horizons Satellite, JCSAT and Intelsat launched the joint satellite Intelsat 15/JCSAT-85 on November 30, 2009 aboard a Zenit-3SLB.[18]

On November 4, 2015, JSAT and Intelsat made a joined statement that they would add a new member to their Horizons joint venture. The satellite, called Horizons 3e, would be based on the Intelsat EpicNG platform, featuring an optimized C band and high throughput Ku band payload it would offer mobility and broadband connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region.[72] It was expected to use the 169°East orbital slot and launch by the second half of 2018.[73]

This would be the fourth joint satellite, along with the other two Horizons Satellite spacecraft, Horizons-1 and Horizons-2 and the separately co-owned JCSAT-85/Intelsat 15. Since this would be an investment within Horizons, it would not be considered a capital expenditure of the parent companies.[74]

Satellite fleet edit

"Superbird" redirects here. For the car, see Plymouth Superbird.

JSAT usually has a name for the satellites orders, and once commissioned in orbit they get rechristened to a new, definitive name. This is a list of the historical satellite projects.

Project Name Bus Payload Order Launch Launch Vehicle Launch Result Launch Mass Status Remarks
JCSAT-1 JCSAT-1 HS-393 32 Ku band 1985 1989-03-06 Ariane 44LP Success 2,280 kg (5,030 lb) Decommissioned First commercial Japanese satellite.[4]
Superbird-1 Superbird-A SSL 1300 23 Ku band, 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1989-06-05 Ariane 44L Success 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) Decommissioned Launch with DFS Kopernikus-1.[44]
JCSAT-2 JCSAT-2 HS-393 32 Ku band 1985 1990-01-01 Commercial Titan III Success 2,280 kg (5,030 lb) Decommissioned Launched with Skynet 4A.[4]
Superbird-2 Superbird-B SSL 1300 23 Ku band, 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1990-02-22 Ariane 44L Failure 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) Decommissioned Launched with BS-2X. Launch failure.[44]
Superbird-B1 Superbird-B1 SSL 1300 23 Ku band, 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1992-02-26 Ariane 44L Success 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) Decommissioned Launched with Arabsat-1C.[44]
Superbird-A1 Superbird-A1 SSL 1300 23 Ku band, 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1992-12-01 Ariane 42P Success 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) Decommissioned [44]
JCSAT-3 JCSAT-3 HS-601 12 C band and 28 Ku band 1993 1995-08-29 Atlas IIAS Success 3,105 kg (6,845 lb) Decommissioned [5]
N-STAR a N-STAR a SSL 1300 11 Ka band, 8 Ku band, 6 C band and 4 S band 1992 1995-08-29 Ariane 44P Success 3,400 kg (7,500 lb) Decommissioned Acquired from NTT Communications in March 2000.[2][1][55][43]
N-STAR b N-STAR b SSL 1300 11 Ka band, 8 Ku band, 6 C band and 4 S band 1992 1996-02-05 Ariane 44P Success 3,400 kg (7,500 lb) Decommissioned Acquired from NTT Communications in March 2000.[2][1][55][43]
JCSAT-4 JCSAT-R HS-601 12 C band and 28 Ku band 1995 1997-02-17 Atlas IIAS Success 3,105 kg (6,845 lb) Decommissioned Sold as Intelsat 26.[5]
Superbird-C Superbird-C HS-601 24 Ku band 1995 1997-07-28 Atlas IIAS Success 3,130 kg (6,900 lb) Decommissioned [45]
JCSAT-5 JCSAT-1B HS-601 32 Ku band 1996 1997-12-02 Ariane 42P Success 2,982 kg (6,574 lb) Operational at 150°E Launched with Equator-S. Replacement of JCSAT-1.[2][6]
JCSAT-6 JCSAT-4A HS-601 32 Ku band 1996 1999-02-16 Atlas IIAS Success 2,900 kg (6,400 lb) Decommissioned Replacement of JCSAT-4.[6][75]
Superbird-4 Superbird-B2 HS-601HP 23 (+1 steerable) Ku band and 6 Ka band 1998 2000-02-18 Ariane 44LP Success 4,057 kg (8,944 lb) Operational at 162°E [2][46]
JCSAT-7
Superbird-5 		N-SAT-110
JCSAT-110
Superbird-D		 A2100AX 24 Ku band 1998 2000-10-06 Ariane 42L Success 4,048 kg (8,924 lb) Operational at 110°E Replacement of JCSAT-3.[2][8]
JCSAT-8 JCSAT-2A BSS-601 16 C-band and 16 Ku-band 2000 2002-03-29 Ariane 44L Success 2,460 kilograms (5,420 lb) Operational at 154° E Replacement of JCSAT-2.[2][9]
N-STAR c N-STAR c GEOStar-2 1 C-band and 20 S-band 1999 2002-07-05 Ariane 5 G Success 1,620 kilograms (3,570 lb) Operational at 136° E Launched with Stellat 5.[2][59][58]
Horizons-1 Horizons-1
Galaxy 13		 HS-601HP 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band 2001 2003-10-01 Zenit-3SL Success 4,060 kilograms (8,950 lb) Operational at 127° E Co-owned with Intelsat.[2][69]
Superbird-6 Superbird-A2 HS-601HP 23 Ku-band and 4 Ka-band 2001 2004-04-16 Atlas IIAS Success 3,100 kilograms (6,800 lb) Never commissioned Injection orbit to supersynchronous orbit failed to account for lunar influence; satellite spent most of its fuel and suffered damage. Never commissioned.[2][47]
JCSAT-9 JCSAT-5A
N-STAR d		 A2100AXS 20 C-band, 20 Ku-band and 1 S-band 2003 2006-04-12 Zenit-3SLB Success 4,401 kilograms (9,703 lb) Operational at 132° E Replacement of JCSAT-5.[2][12][76]
JCSAT-10 JCSAT-3A A2100AXS 30 Ku-band and 12 C-band 2004 2006-08-11 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4,048 kilograms (8,924 lb) Operational at 128° E Launched with Syracuse-3B. Replacement of JCSAT-3.[2][16][77]
JCSAT-11 — A2100AXS 30 Ku-band and 12 C-band 2005 2007-09-05 Proton-M/Briz-M Failure 4,007 kilograms (8,834 lb) Launch Failure Was to serve as general backup. Lost at launch.[16]
Horizons-2 Horizons-2 GEOStar-2 20 Ku-band 2005 2007-12-21 Ariane 5 GS Success 2,304 kilograms (5,079 lb) Operational at 85° E Launched with Rascom-QAF 1. Co-owned with Intelsat[2][71]
Superbird-7 Superbird-C2 DS2000 28 Ku-band — 2008-08-14 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4,820 kilograms (10,630 lb) Operational at 144° E Launched with AMC-21.[2][49]
JCSAT-12 JCSAT-RA A2100AXS 12 C-band and 30 Ku-band 2007 2009-08-21 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb) Backup w/o slot Launched with Optus D3. Replacement of JCSAT-11.[2][16]
JCSAT-85 JCSAT-85
Intelsat 15		 GEOStar-2 22 Ku-band 2007 2009-11-30 Zenit-3SLB Success 2,484 kilograms (5,476 lb) Operational at 85° E JSAT owns 5 transponders on Intelsat 15.[2][18]
JCSAT-110R JCSAT-110R
BSAT-3c		 A2100A two payloads of 12 Ku-band each 2008 2011-08-06 Ariane 5 ECA Success 2,910 kilograms (6,420 lb) Operational at 110° E Launched with Astra 1N. Co-owned with B-SAT, one payload each. Backup of N-SAT-110.[2][26][20]
JCSAT-13 JCSAT-4B A2100AXS 44 Ku-band 2009 2012-06-15 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4,528 kilograms (9,983 lb) Operational at 124° E Launched with Vinasat-2. Replaced JCSAT-4A.[2][29]
JCSAT-14 JCSAT-2B SSL 1300 26 C-band and 18 Ku-band 2013 2016-05-06 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Success 4,696 kilograms (10,353 lb) Operational at 154° E Replaced JCSAT-2A.[2][43][78][31]
JCSAT-16 — SSL 1300 Ku-band and Ka-band 2014 2016-08-14 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Success 4,600 kilograms (10,100 lb) Commissioning
(In transit to 162° E)		 Will act as backup.[43] Temporarily replacing delayed Superbird-8.[79]
JCSAT-15 — SSL 1300 Ku 2014 2016-12-21 Ariane 5 ECA Success 3,400 kilograms (7,500 lb) Commissioning
(In transit to 110° E)		 Replacement for N-SAT-110.[43][80]
DSN-2 Kirameki-2 NEC X band military payload — 2017-01-24 H-IIA 204 Success — Commissioning
(In transit to 162° E		 Managed for the DSN Corporation on behalf of the Japanese Military.[66]
Superbird-8 Superbird-B3
DSN-1
Kirameki-1		 DS2000 Ku-band, Ka-band and an X-band military payload 2014 2018-04-05 Ariane 5 ECA Success — Success Replacement for Superbird-B2.[67] DSN-1 payload for the Japanese military.[65]
Horizons-3e — BSS-702MP C band and Ku-band 2015 2018-09-25 Ariane 5 ECA Success 6000 kg Success Horizons Satellite 3rd satellite. Co-owned with Intelsat, EpicNG architecture. Replacement for Intelsat 805.[72][73][74]
JCSAT-17 — A2100 S-band, C-band and Ku-band 2016 2020-02-18 Ariane 5 ECA Success — Success [81][38]
JCSAT-18 JCSAT-18 / Kacific 1 BSS-702MP Ku-band and 56 Ka-band 2017 2019-12-16 Falcon 9 Full Thrust[82] Success 6956 kg Success [83]
Superbird-9 Superbird-9 OneSat Ku band, Ka band 2021 2027 Starship Cargo Planned Unknown Contracted [84][85]

See also edit

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The JSAT constellation is a communication and broadcasting satellite constellation formerly operated by JSAT Corporation and currently by SKY Perfect JSAT Group It has become the most important commercial constellation in Japan and fifth in the world It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan with only B SAT left as a local competitor 1 non primary source needed JSAT began in 1985 with the opening by the Government of Japan of the communication markets in Japan and the founding of Japan Communications Satellite Company Satellite Japan Corporation Space Communications Corporation It grew by own investment mergers and acquisitions of the parent companies As of August 2016 it includes the fleets of three previously mentioned companies Horizons Satellite and NTT DoCoMo and the DSN military network 1 Contents 1 Constellations 1 1 JCSAT 1 2 Space Communications Corporation 1 3 N Star 1 4 DSN military network 1 5 Horizons Satellite 2 Satellite fleet 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksConstellations editSKY Perfect JSAT Group has gone through some significant mergers and acquisition and the JSAT constellation has grown accordingly It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan with only B SAT left as a competitor Since these mergers were the result of the opening of the communication markets in Japan that growth does not mean that it has monopolised the segment but rather is the go to company for space segment operation 1 During its history the JSAT network has absorbed a series of fleets and constellations Some are core constellations some are operation for third parties and some are joint ventures As of August 2016 the current configuration of the JSAT fleet is this 2 JCSAT edit With the opening of the Japanese satellite communications market to private investment Japan Communications Satellite Company JCSAT and Satellite Japan Corporation were founded in 1985 1 3 In June of the same year JCSAT awarded an order to Hughes Space and Communications for two identical satellites JCSAT 1 and JCSAT 2 based on the spin stabilized HS 393 satellite bus 4 JCSAT 1 the first commercial Japanese communications satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44LP on 6 March 1989 Its brother JCSAT 2 was launched aboard a Commercial Titan III on 1 January 1990 4 On 1993 Japan Communications Satellite Company and Satellite Japan Corporation merged to form Japan Satellite Systems Inc JCSAT 1 That same year JCSAT ordered JCSAT 3 a third satellite from Hughes using the HS 601 platform 5 In 1995 JCSAT obtained a license for international service and thus became a regional operator 1 On 29 August 1995 an Atlas IIAS successfully launched JCSAT 3 into orbit In December 1995 JCSAT ordered a fourth satellite JCSAT 4 with the same manufacturer and platform as JCSAT 3 On 17 February 1997 JCSAT 4 was renamed JCSAT R after being put in orbit by an Atlas IIAS 5 In June 1996 JCSAT ordered JCSAT 5 another HS 601 based satellite and the twin JCSAT 6 in December 1996 from Hughes 6 By September 1997 both JCSAT and Space Communications Corporation SCC had requested the 110 East position 7 The Japanese government made both companies share the 110 E position and thus both made a joint order in November 1998 for N SAT 110 from Lockheed Martin 7 It was also called JCSAT 7 by JCSAT and Superbird 5 by SCC 8 On 2 December 1998 an Ariane 44P successfully orbited JCSAT 5 which became JCSAT 1B JSAT 6 was rechristened as JCSAT 4A after successfully being injected in its transfer orbit by an Atlas IIAS on 16 February 1999 6 In 2000 the company name was changed to JSAT Corporation and was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 1 In April of that year JSAT ordered JCSAT 8 from Boeing Satellite Development Center which had acquired the HS 601 business from Hughes to replace JCSAT 2 at the 154 East slot 9 N SAT 110 was successfully launched on 6 October 2000 by an Ariane 42L at which point it was renamed JCSAT 110 and Superbird D 8 10 An Ariane 44L successfully launched JCSAT 8 on 28 March 2002 from Centre Spatial Guyanais Once successfully deployed it was renamed JCSAT 2A 9 JSAT switched satellite suppliers again and on 30 April 2003 awarded an order for JCSAT 9 to Lockheed Martin Space Systems and its A2100AXS platform A hybrid satellite with 20 C band 20 Ku band and 1 S band transponders it was expected for launch in 2005 for the 132 East slot 11 12 A year later on 20 April 2004 JSAT ordered a second satellite from Lockheed JCSAT 10 Based on the A2100AX platform it would have a C band and Ku band payload and was expected to occupy the 128 East slot after its planned 2006 launch 13 On 3 October 2005 JSAT ordered a third A2100 based satellite from Lockheed Martin JCSAT 11 It would also have a C band and Ku band payload and would be launched in 2007 to act as a backup for the whole JSAT fleet 14 During 2006 JSAT successfully launched two satellites On 12 April 2006 a Zenit 3SL successfully orbited JCSAT 9 from a platform on the Pacific Ocean JSAT had leased some transponders to NTT DoCoMo to be used as N STAR d 15 Once in its 132 East orbital position it was known as JCSAT 5A and N STAR d Then on 11 October 2006 an Ariane 5 ECA launched JCSAT 10 along Syracuse 3B into a transfer orbit Upon successful deployment at 128 East longitude it was renamed JCSAT 3A 16 On 1 May 2007 Intelsat put the order for the STAR 2 based Intelsat 15 satellite to Orbital Sciences 17 In a business deal five of its 22 Ku band transponders were sold to JSAT Under this arrangement Intelsat 15 became JCSAT 85 for the JSAT payload since it was to be positioned at the 85 E longitude 18 The almost 19 year streak of successful JCSAT launches was ended when a Proton M Briz M failed to orbit JCSAT 11 on 5 September 2007 A damaged pyro firing cable on the interstage truss prevented the second stage from controlling its direction and the rocket and its payload crashed into the Kazakhstan steppes 19 Being lucky in misfortune JCSAT 11 was simply an on orbit backup and thus it had no operational impact on the fleet 16 The same day of the launch failure JSAT placed an order with Lockheed Martin for an identical replacement JCSAT 12 for launch in 2009 16 On September 18 2007 JSAT announced an agreement with B SAT to jointly procure an hybrid broadcast and communication satellite Thanks to a decision of the Japanese government that effectively lifted a ban on such mixed satellites both companies would share a spacecraft to act as backup of JCSAT 110 on the 110 East slot Named JCSAT 110R and BSAT 3c it was to be launched in 2011 and it would be managed by B SAT 20 On September 19 2007 they closed a deal with Arianespace for a launch slot with an Ariane 5 for its launch 21 22 In March 2008 SCC became a wholly owned subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group 23 1 At the SKY Perfect JSAT board meeting of August 6 2008 it was resolved to merge SKY Perfect Communications JSAT Corporation and Space Communications Corporation 24 This consolidated the Superbird fleet into JSAT and created the fifth satellite operator in the world at the time 1 On December 15 2008 JSAT and B SAT placed a joint order with Lockheed for another A2100 based satellite Designated JCSAT 110R by JSAT and BSAT 3c by B SAT it was to be launched by an Ariane 5 in the second quarter of 2011 The satellite would have two 12 Ku band payloads one for each of the owners 25 26 On April 16 2009 JSAT made its seventh order for an A2100 based satellite from Lockheed JCSAT 13 It would feature 44 Ku band transponders with two steerable antennas for on orbit reconfiguration It was to be launched in 2013 for the 124 East slot where it would replace JCSAT 4A 27 The next day April 17 Arianespace announced that they had secured the contract to launch JCSAT 13 on an Ariane 5 ECA 28 On August 21 2009 an Ariane 5 ECA successfully orbited JCSAT 12 along with Optus D3 Upon reaching orbit JCSAT 12 was renamed JCSAT RA which functions as an on orbit backup 16 On November 30 of the same year a Zenit 3SLB successfully launched Intelsat 15 JCSAT 85 18 On August 6 2011 JCSAT 110R BSAT 3c and its launch companion Astra 1N were successfully put in orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA 26 On May 15 2012 again on an Ariane 5 ECA JCSAT 13 and Vinasat 2 were launched into orbit After the launch success JCAST 13 was renamed JCSAT 4B 29 After reaching the 124 East it was commissioned into service on July 10 replacing JCSAT 4A 30 On June 11 2013 SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by JSAT to manufacture JCSAT 14 It would be a 10 kW satellite with 26 C band and 18 Ku band transponders with 15 years of expected life It was scheduled for launch in 2015 31 On January 10 2014 JSAT announced that it had signed a launch service contract with SpaceX for the launch of JCSAT 14 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket The expected launch date was the second half of 2015 32 On April 2014 SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by JSAT to manufacture two satellites JCSAT 15 a 10 kW satellite to replace N SAT 110 plus expansion capability 33 and JCSAT 16 an 8 5 kW satellite with Ku band and Ka band payload to be used as a backup to the existing fleet 33 On September 8 Arianespace announced that it had signed a launch service contract for the launch of JCSAT 15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket 34 35 And on September 10 2014 JSAT announced that it had signed a second launch service contract with SpaceX for the launch of JCSAT 16 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket 36 The June 28 2015 failure of Falcon 9 Flight 19 meant a delay of at least six months on the Falcon 9 launches 37 On February 3 2016 Lockheed Martin announced that it had been awarded an order for JCSAT 17 for delivery in 2019 Because of its configurable S band payload it would be able to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high volume events 38 On May 5 2016 at 05 21 UTC the Falcon 9 successfully launched JSCAT 14 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit 37 The rocket s first stage subsequently landed on an autonomous spaceport drone ship The next day SSL announced that the satellite had deployed the solar arrays was in full control and was performing orbital maneuvers to reach its operational position Renamed JCSAT 2B it was on track to reach its 154 East orbital slot 39 2 At the scheduled August 14 at 05 26 UTC SpaceX successfully launched the JCSAT 16 satellite into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket 40 While JCSAT 16 was supposed to serve as on orbit backup at the 124 East longitude position it will be rushed into service at the 162 East position to replace Superbird B2 a satellite past its design life Originally Superbird 8 was supposed to replace Superbird B2 but a mishap during transport to the launch site in March 2016 meant that it would be delayed between one and two years 41 42 Space Communications Corporation edit Space Communications Corporation SCC was founded in 1985 the same year as the original companies that later formed JSAT 1 On 1986 SCC ordered four spacecraft from Space Systems Loral Superbird A Superbird B Superbird A1 and Superbird B1 43 On June 5 1989 Superbird A the second private communications satellite of Japan was launched aboard an Ariane 44L along DFS Kopernikus 1 44 On February 22 1990 Superbird B was lost when the Ariane 44LP that should have orbited it along BS 2X failed during launch Superbird B1 was completed in just 19 months and successfully launched on February 26 1992 also aboard an Ariane 44L The last of the initial batch Superbird A1 was launched on December 1 of the same year thus completing the first phase of deployment of the SCC fleet 44 SCC switched satellite suppliers and on 1995 ordered a satellite from Boeing Superbird C 45 46 On July 28 1997 Superbird C was orbited by an Atlas IIAS 45 On 1995 SCC obtained a license to offer communication services in the international market and thus became a regional operator 1 On April 6 1998 SCC ordered a second satellite from Boeing Superbird 4 On February 18 2000 Superbird 4 was orbited by an Ariane 44LP at chich point it was renamed as Superbird B2 46 By September 1997 both JSAT and SCC had requested the 110 East position The Japanese government made them share that position and thus both made in November 1998 a joint order for N SAT 110 from Lockheed Martin 7 8 It was also called JCSAT 7 by JSAT and Superbird 5 by SCC but was later rechristened as JCSAT 110 and Superbird D once it was on orbit N SAT 110 was successfully launched on October 6 2000 by an Ariane 42L 8 10 In September 2001 SCC ordered Superbird 6 from Boeing It was launched on April 16 2004 by an Atlas IIAS that injected in the supersynchronous orbit specified by the satellite manufacturer at which point it was named Superbird A2 But the orbit analysis had failed to take into consideration the influence of the Moon at such high apogees and the perigee started to drop dangerously fast Most of its propellant had to be spent and the solar panels suffered damage that reduced the power production It was never commissioned into service 47 On November 1 2005 SCC orders its first satellite to be built in Japan the Superbird 7 by MELCO 48 It was successfully launched along AMC 21 by an Ariane 5 ECA on August 14 2008 at which time it was renamed as Superbird C2 49 In March 2008 SCC becomes a fully owned subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Group 23 1 On the SKY Perfect JSAT board meeting of August 6 2008 it was resolved to merge SKY Perfect Communications JSAT Corporation and Space Communications Corporation The merger would see SKY Perfect absorb JSAT and SCC and both legacy companies dissolved 24 This consolidated the Superbird fleet into JSAT and created the fifth satellite operator in the world at the time 1 N Star edit N Star was created as a joint venture between JSAT NTT NTT Communications and NTT DoCoMo for the supply of these latter two WIDESTAR satellite telephone and data packet service 50 JSAT would handle the satellite side of business and NTT DoCoMo would operate the payload 51 52 Two identical satellites were ordered on 1992 from Space Systems Loral N STAR a and N STAR b for 1995 and 1996 on orbit delivery 53 43 They would be switchboards in the sky having S band C band Ka band and Ku band payload 54 N STAR a was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44P on August 29 1995 Its twin N STAR b launched on February 5 1996 also aboard an Ariane 44P 55 54 The satellite telephone service was operational in March 1996 In March 2000 the packet communications service was introduced 56 In March 2000 JSAT received the NTT Communications interest in the N STAR a and N STAR b 57 1 In October 1999 N STAR c was ordered by NTT DoCoMo from Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences Corporation 58 Orbital would supply the spacecraft and procure launch services and Lockheed would deliver the payload an act a main contractor 59 The satellite was successfully launched on July 5 2002 along Stellat 5 on an Ariane 5G 60 In August 2003 the JSAT acquired the NTT DoCoMo interest on N STAR a and N STAR b whom then leased them back 61 62 JSAT ordered JCSAT 9 from Lockheed Martin and in May 2003 leased some transponders to NTT DoCoMo to be used as N STAR d 15 JCSAT 9 successfully launched on April 12 2006 aboard a Zenit 3SL and was rechristened JCSAT 5A 12 It enabled the new service WIDESTAR II and deprecated the original N STAR a and N STAR b 56 During 2010 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation acquires N STAR c completing the transfer of NTT orbital assets and management to JSAT 1 DSN military network edit Main article DSN Corporation JSAT along NEC NTT Com and Maeda Corporation formed a joint venture called DSN Corporation On January 15 2013 DSN Corporation announced that it had closed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to execute the Program to Upgrade and Operate X Band Satellite Communications Functions etc The contract was a private finance initiative where private funds management and technical capabilities were used to upgrade and operate the Japanese military X band satellite network 63 With the new venture in place the DSN Corporation took on manufacture and launch of two satellites plus making upgrades to the ground control station network DSN is to operate manage and maintain the facilities and equipment from fiscal years 2015 to 2030 at a total estimated program cost of 122 074 026 613 63 non primary source needed The 2013 plan called for the launch of the first satellite in December 2015 with a start of operations in March 2016 and a termination of operations on April 2030 In the event the 2015 launch was delayed by two years 64 The second satellite was expected to launch in January 2017 needs update starting operations in March 2017 The program and the operations of the second satellite were expected by March 2031 63 JSATs role is the procurement and general management of the satellites 63 The first satellite DSN 1 is actually an additional payload on one of JSAT s own satellites Superbird 8 65 The second satellite DSN 2 is a dedicated spacecraft 65 66 In April 2014 JSAT announced that it had placed an order with MELCO to procure a DS2000 model for the Superbird 8 satellite intended to replace Superbird B2 and be positioned on the 162 East orbital slot 67 In May 2016 JSAT experience a satellite air transportation mishap where a dislodged tarpaulin had blocked a bleed valve on a satellite transport container and the Superbird 8 spacecraft suffered over pressurization damage 64 This occurred as the completed satellite was on a flight to the launch site JSAT observed container deformation detected upon landing 68 The mishap was expected to delay the satellite launch about two years 64 needs update Horizons Satellite edit Main article Horizons Satellite Horizons Satellite was originally an equal share joint venture with PanAmSat It ordered its first satellite Horizons 1 Galaxy 13 from Boeing in middle 2001 It was a 4 t 4 4 tons spacecraft with 24 C band and 24 Ku band transponders It had a 10 kW power generation capacity and 15 years of expected life It was successfully launched on October 1 2003 aboard a Zenit 3SL rocket from the Ocean Odyssey platform in the Pacific 69 On August 30 2005 Orbital Sciences announced that Horizons Satellite had ordered a small satellite based on the STAR 2 platform Horizons 2 for the PanAmSat licensed orbital slot at 74 West It would carry 20 Ku band transponders generate 3 5 kW of power weight around 2 3 t 2 5 tons and was expected to be launched in 2007 70 The late 2005 take over of PanAmSat by Intelsat did not diminished the relationship and in fact strengthened the alliance On December 21 2007 Horizons Satellite used an Ariane 5 rocket to launch Horizons 2 71 And outside of the Horizons Satellite JCSAT and Intelsat launched the joint satellite Intelsat 15 JCSAT 85 on November 30 2009 aboard a Zenit 3SLB 18 On November 4 2015 JSAT and Intelsat made a joined statement that they would add a new member to their Horizons joint venture The satellite called Horizons 3e would be based on the Intelsat EpicNG platform featuring an optimized C band and high throughput Ku band payload it would offer mobility and broadband connectivity services in the Asia Pacific region 72 It was expected to use the 169 East orbital slot and launch by the second half of 2018 73 This would be the fourth joint satellite along with the other two Horizons Satellite spacecraft Horizons 1 and Horizons 2 and the separately co owned JCSAT 85 Intelsat 15 Since this would be an investment within Horizons it would not be considered a capital expenditure of the parent companies 74 Satellite fleet edit Superbird redirects here For the car see Plymouth Superbird JSAT usually has a name for the satellites orders and once commissioned in orbit they get rechristened to a new definitive name This is a list of the historical satellite projects Project Name Bus Payload Order Launch Launch Vehicle Launch Result Launch Mass Status Remarks JCSAT 1 JCSAT 1 HS 393 32 Ku band 1985 1989 03 06 Ariane 44LP Success 2 280 kg 5 030 lb Decommissioned First commercial Japanese satellite 4 Superbird 1 Superbird A SSL 1300 23 Ku band 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1989 06 05 Ariane 44L Success 2 800 kg 6 200 lb Decommissioned Launch with DFS Kopernikus 1 44 JCSAT 2 JCSAT 2 HS 393 32 Ku band 1985 1990 01 01 Commercial Titan III Success 2 280 kg 5 030 lb Decommissioned Launched with Skynet 4A 4 Superbird 2 Superbird B SSL 1300 23 Ku band 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1990 02 22 Ariane 44L Failure 2 800 kg 6 200 lb Decommissioned Launched with BS 2X Launch failure 44 Superbird B1 Superbird B1 SSL 1300 23 Ku band 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1992 02 26 Ariane 44L Success 2 800 kg 6 200 lb Decommissioned Launched with Arabsat 1C 44 Superbird A1 Superbird A1 SSL 1300 23 Ku band 3 Ka band and 2 X band 1986 1992 12 01 Ariane 42P Success 2 800 kg 6 200 lb Decommissioned 44 JCSAT 3 JCSAT 3 HS 601 12 C band and 28 Ku band 1993 1995 08 29 Atlas IIAS Success 3 105 kg 6 845 lb Decommissioned 5 N STAR a N STAR a SSL 1300 11 Ka band 8 Ku band 6 C band and 4 S band 1992 1995 08 29 Ariane 44P Success 3 400 kg 7 500 lb Decommissioned Acquired from NTT Communications in March 2000 2 1 55 43 N STAR b N STAR b SSL 1300 11 Ka band 8 Ku band 6 C band and 4 S band 1992 1996 02 05 Ariane 44P Success 3 400 kg 7 500 lb Decommissioned Acquired from NTT Communications in March 2000 2 1 55 43 JCSAT 4 JCSAT R HS 601 12 C band and 28 Ku band 1995 1997 02 17 Atlas IIAS Success 3 105 kg 6 845 lb Decommissioned Sold as Intelsat 26 5 Superbird C Superbird C HS 601 24 Ku band 1995 1997 07 28 Atlas IIAS Success 3 130 kg 6 900 lb Decommissioned 45 JCSAT 5 JCSAT 1B HS 601 32 Ku band 1996 1997 12 02 Ariane 42P Success 2 982 kg 6 574 lb Operational at 150 E Launched with Equator S Replacement of JCSAT 1 2 6 JCSAT 6 JCSAT 4A HS 601 32 Ku band 1996 1999 02 16 Atlas IIAS Success 2 900 kg 6 400 lb Decommissioned Replacement of JCSAT 4 6 75 Superbird 4 Superbird B2 HS 601HP 23 1 steerable Ku band and 6 Ka band 1998 2000 02 18 Ariane 44LP Success 4 057 kg 8 944 lb Operational at 162 E 2 46 JCSAT 7Superbird 5 N SAT 110JCSAT 110Superbird D A2100AX 24 Ku band 1998 2000 10 06 Ariane 42L Success 4 048 kg 8 924 lb Operational at 110 E Replacement of JCSAT 3 2 8 JCSAT 8 JCSAT 2A BSS 601 16 C band and 16 Ku band 2000 2002 03 29 Ariane 44L Success 2 460 kilograms 5 420 lb Operational at 154 E Replacement of JCSAT 2 2 9 N STAR c N STAR c GEOStar 2 1 C band and 20 S band 1999 2002 07 05 Ariane 5 G Success 1 620 kilograms 3 570 lb Operational at 136 E Launched with Stellat 5 2 59 58 Horizons 1 Horizons 1Galaxy 13 HS 601HP 24 Ku band and 24 C band 2001 2003 10 01 Zenit 3SL Success 4 060 kilograms 8 950 lb Operational at 127 E Co owned with Intelsat 2 69 Superbird 6 Superbird A2 HS 601HP 23 Ku band and 4 Ka band 2001 2004 04 16 Atlas IIAS Success 3 100 kilograms 6 800 lb Never commissioned Injection orbit to supersynchronous orbit failed to account for lunar influence satellite spent most of its fuel and suffered damage Never commissioned 2 47 JCSAT 9 JCSAT 5AN STAR d A2100AXS 20 C band 20 Ku band and 1 S band 2003 2006 04 12 Zenit 3SLB Success 4 401 kilograms 9 703 lb Operational at 132 E Replacement of JCSAT 5 2 12 76 JCSAT 10 JCSAT 3A A2100AXS 30 Ku band and 12 C band 2004 2006 08 11 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4 048 kilograms 8 924 lb Operational at 128 E Launched with Syracuse 3B Replacement of JCSAT 3 2 16 77 JCSAT 11 A2100AXS 30 Ku band and 12 C band 2005 2007 09 05 Proton M Briz M Failure 4 007 kilograms 8 834 lb Launch Failure Was to serve as general backup Lost at launch 16 Horizons 2 Horizons 2 GEOStar 2 20 Ku band 2005 2007 12 21 Ariane 5 GS Success 2 304 kilograms 5 079 lb Operational at 85 E Launched with Rascom QAF 1 Co owned with Intelsat 2 71 Superbird 7 Superbird C2 DS2000 28 Ku band 2008 08 14 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4 820 kilograms 10 630 lb Operational at 144 E Launched with AMC 21 2 49 JCSAT 12 JCSAT RA A2100AXS 12 C band and 30 Ku band 2007 2009 08 21 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4 000 kilograms 8 800 lb Backup w o slot Launched with Optus D3 Replacement of JCSAT 11 2 16 JCSAT 85 JCSAT 85Intelsat 15 GEOStar 2 22 Ku band 2007 2009 11 30 Zenit 3SLB Success 2 484 kilograms 5 476 lb Operational at 85 E JSAT owns 5 transponders on Intelsat 15 2 18 JCSAT 110R JCSAT 110RBSAT 3c A2100A two payloads of 12 Ku band each 2008 2011 08 06 Ariane 5 ECA Success 2 910 kilograms 6 420 lb Operational at 110 E Launched with Astra 1N Co owned with B SAT one payload each Backup of N SAT 110 2 26 20 JCSAT 13 JCSAT 4B A2100AXS 44 Ku band 2009 2012 06 15 Ariane 5 ECA Success 4 528 kilograms 9 983 lb Operational at 124 E Launched with Vinasat 2 Replaced JCSAT 4A 2 29 JCSAT 14 JCSAT 2B SSL 1300 26 C band and 18 Ku band 2013 2016 05 06 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Success 4 696 kilograms 10 353 lb Operational at 154 E Replaced JCSAT 2A 2 43 78 31 JCSAT 16 SSL 1300 Ku band and Ka band 2014 2016 08 14 Falcon 9 Full Thrust Success 4 600 kilograms 10 100 lb Commissioning In transit to 162 E Will act as backup 43 Temporarily replacing delayed Superbird 8 79 JCSAT 15 SSL 1300 Ku 2014 2016 12 21 Ariane 5 ECA Success 3 400 kilograms 7 500 lb Commissioning In transit to 110 E Replacement for N SAT 110 43 80 DSN 2 Kirameki 2 NEC X band military payload 2017 01 24 H IIA 204 Success Commissioning In transit to 162 E Managed for the DSN Corporation on behalf of the Japanese Military 66 Superbird 8 Superbird B3DSN 1Kirameki 1 DS2000 Ku band Ka band and an X band military payload 2014 2018 04 05 Ariane 5 ECA Success Success Replacement for Superbird B2 67 DSN 1 payload for the Japanese military 65 Horizons 3e BSS 702MP C band and Ku band 2015 2018 09 25 Ariane 5 ECA Success 6000 kg Success Horizons Satellite 3rd satellite Co owned with Intelsat EpicNG architecture Replacement for Intelsat 805 72 73 74 JCSAT 17 A2100 S band C band and Ku band 2016 2020 02 18 Ariane 5 ECA Success Success 81 38 JCSAT 18 JCSAT 18 Kacific 1 BSS 702MP Ku band and 56 Ka band 2017 2019 12 16 Falcon 9 Full Thrust 82 Success 6956 kg Success 83 Superbird 9 Superbird 9 OneSat Ku band Ka band 2021 2027 Starship Cargo Planned Unknown Contracted 84 85 See also editBroadcasting Satellite System Corporation the only other significant Japanese satellite operator Intelsat a major operator in the satellite communication market with significant alliances with SKY Perfect JSAT Group NTT DoCoMo a major player in the mobile communication Japanese market with significant alliances with SKY Perfect JSAT GroupReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q History SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc Retrieved 2016 07 28 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Satellite Fleet JSAT SKY Perfect JSAT Group Archived from the original on 2016 09 03 Retrieved 2016 07 28 JCSAT Global Security Retrieved 2016 08 04 a b c d Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 1 2 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b c d Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 3 4 JCSat R Intelsat 26 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b c d Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 5 6 JCSat 1B 4A Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b c Superbird Global Security Retrieved 2016 07 28 a b c d e Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 N SAT 110 JCSat 110 JCSat 7 Superbird 5 D Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b c Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 8 JCSat 2A Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b JSAT Corporation Sky Brokers Archived from the original on 2016 07 09 Retrieved 2016 07 28 JSAT Corporation Awards Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems Contract for Powerful A2100 Satellite Icaa eu Lockheed Martin Space Systems April 30 2003 Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b c Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 9 JCSAT 5A N Star d Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 JSAT Corporation Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Second A2100 Satellite Icaa eu Lockheed Martin Space Systems April 20 2004 Retrieved 2016 08 05 JSAT Corporation Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Third A2100 Satellite Icaa eu Lockheed Martin Space Systems October 3 2005 Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b JSAT to Lease JCSAT 9 Satellite to NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo May 23 2003 Retrieved 2016 08 02 a b c d e f g Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 10 11 12 JCSat 3A RA Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 Orbital Awarded New Contract for IS 15 Commercial Communications Satellite by Intelsat BusinessWire com Orbital Sciences Corporation May 1 2007 Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b c d Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 Intelsat 15 JCSat 85 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 Zak Anatoly September 12 2007 Proton JCSAT 11 launch failure Russian Space Web Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b JSAT Reaches Basic Agreement on Joint Procurement of 110 degree Hybrid BS CS Satellite September 18 2007 Archived from the original on November 17 2007 Retrieved 2016 08 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Arianespace to Launch Japanese Satellite 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Lockheed Martin Space Systems April 16 2009 Retrieved 2016 08 05 Arianespace Secures JCSAT 13 Launch Deal April 20 2009 Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 JCSat 13 JCSat 4B Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 Lockheed Martin Built JCSAT 13 Satellite Begins Service for Sky Perfect JSAT of Japan Icaa eu Lockheed Martin Space Systems July 10 2012 Retrieved 2016 08 05 a b SSL selected to provide satellite to Sky Perfect JSAT SSL 2013 06 12 Retrieved 29 July 2016 SKY Perfect JSAT signed a Launch Service Contract for JCSAT 14 satellite with SpaceX PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Group 2014 01 10 Retrieved 29 July 2016 a b SSL selected to provide two satellites to Sky Perfect JSAT SSL 2014 04 16 Archived from the original on 2016 10 22 Retrieved 26 July 2016 Arianespace to launch JCSAT 15 for SKY Perfect JSAT satellite Arianespace 2014 09 08 Retrieved 2016 07 29 SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for JCSAT 15 satellite with Arianespace PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Group 2014 09 09 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 10 22 Retrieved 29 July 2016 SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for JCSAT 16 satellite with SpaceX PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Group 2014 09 10 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 07 05 Retrieved 26 July 2016 a b Graham William 2016 03 05 Falcon 9 launches with JCSAT 14 lands another stage NASASpaceflight com Retrieved 29 July 2016 a b Lockheed Martin Awarded JCSAT 17 Satellite Contract From SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation Lockheed Martin Space Systems February 3 2016 Retrieved 2016 08 05 SSL satellite for Sky Perfect JSAT begins post launch maneuvers according to plan SSL 2016 05 06 Retrieved 29 July 2016 Notice Regarding Successful Launch of the JCSAT 16 Communications Satellite PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Group August 14 2016 Retrieved 2016 08 15 Graham William August 14 2016 SpaceX launches second JCSAT mission via Falcon 9 NASASpaceFlight com Retrieved 2016 08 14 de Selding Peter B August 14 2016 SpaceX successfully launches JCSat 16 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Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 N STAR c PDF Orbital ATK Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 13 Retrieved 2016 08 02 NTT DoCoMo to Transfer Satellite Assets to JSAT and Acquire JSAT Common Stock NTT DoCoMo July 31 2003 Retrieved 2016 08 02 FORM 20 F A AMENDMENT NO 1 TO FORM 20 F PDF NTT DoCoMo June 28 2004 Retrieved 2016 08 02 a b c d Execution of a Program to Upgrade and Operate X Band Satellite Communications Functions by the Subsidiary PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation amp Intelsat January 15 2013 Retrieved 2016 07 28 a b c Kubo Nobuhiro July 19 2016 Tarpaulin delays Japanese military communications satellite by two year Space News Retrieved 2016 08 03 a b c Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 Superbird 8 DSN 1 Kirameki 1 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b Krebs Gunter Dirk 2016 04 21 DSN 2 Kirameki 2 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 2016 07 20 a b SKY Perfect JSAT Procures Successor to Superbird B2 Satellite PDF SKY Perfect JSAT Group amp Intelsat April 25 2014 Archived from the 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Launches Heavyweight Satellite Into Orbit Nails Rocket Landing Space com Retrieved December 17 2019 SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for Superbird 9 satellite with SpaceX SKY Perfect JSAT HD SKY Perfect JSAT signs contract with Airbus to build Superbird 9 telecommunications satellite Airbus 28 October 2021 External links editJSAT Fleet Page Archived 2016 09 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JSAT satellite constellation amp oldid 1192401489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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