2016 · SpaceX
JCSAT-14
successFalcon 9 Full Thrust | JCSAT-14
Built on the LS-1300 bus by SSL, JCSAT-14 will replace JCSAT 2A in geostationary orbit. Positioned at 154 degrees east, the satellite will provide high speed connectivity for maritime, aviation and resource exploration in Asia, Russia, Oceania and the Pacific. The craft contains 26 C and 18 Ku-band transponders, which are powered by 2 solar arrays for its 15 year lifetime.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 6, 2016 at 05:21 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Mission
- JCSAT-14
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit