| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | JCSat 9 (JCSat 5A, Japanese Communications Satellite 9) |
| 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) | 132.04 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000249071910618766 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 4400 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 12-04-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-010A |
| NORAD Number | 29045 |
| Comments | C-band, Ku-band, and S-band transponders. |