Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
JCSat 4A (JCSAT 6, Japan Communications Satellite 6) |
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) |
123.85 |
Perigee (km) |
33782 |
Apogee (km) |
37768 |
Eccentricity |
0.047289120892158 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.07 |
Period (minutes) |
1435.52 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2900 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1230 |
Power (watts) |
5200 |
Date of Launch |
15-02-1999 |
Expected Lifetime |
14.5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 2AS |
COSPAR Number |
1999-006A |
NORAD Number |
25630 |
Comments |
32 Ku-band; multimedia and Internet access and voice, data and television signals to Japan. |