| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | JCSat 2A (JCSAT 8, Japan Communications Satellite 8) |
| 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) | 154 |
| Perigee (km) | 35788 |
| Apogee (km) | 35794 |
| Eccentricity | 7.11558074998221E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2500 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1460 |
| Power (watts) | 3500 |
| Date of Launch | 29-03-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 11 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-015A |
| NORAD Number | 27399 |
| Comments | 16 C-band, 16 Ku-band; coverage to Japan< East Asia, Australia and Hawaii. |