Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
JCSat 10 (Japan Communications Satellite 10, JCSat 3A) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
127.51 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35801 |
Eccentricity |
0.000343956447997343 |
Inclination (degrees) |
1.19 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1858 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
11-08-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2006-033A |
NORAD Number |
29272 |
Comments |
30 Ku-band, 12 C-band transponders. |