| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | JCSat 13 (Japan Communications Satellite 13) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Japan |
| Operator/Owner | Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 124 |
| Perigee (km) | 35780 |
| Apogee (km) | 35791 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000130469333776138 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.05 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.03 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4500 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 15-05-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-023A |
| NORAD Number | 38331 |
| Comments | 44 Ku-band transponders. |