Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
JCSat 1B (JCSAT 5) |
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) |
128.03 |
Perigee (km) |
35778 |
Apogee (km) |
35794 |
Eccentricity |
0.000189771325552709 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.09 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2982 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1308 |
Power (watts) |
5200 |
Date of Launch |
02-12-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 4 |
COSPAR Number |
1997-075A |
NORAD Number |
25067 |
Comments |
Ku-band; voice and video communications to Asian Pacific countries and Hawaii. |