Satellites

Payload

JCSAT-2B

OperationalPayloadGEO

JCSAT-2B is a Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation payload satellite, launched on May 6, 2016 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
May 6, 2016 at 05:21 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
JCSAT-14

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,791 km
Periapsis
35,784 km
Inclination
0.02°
Orbital period
1436.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,696 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-028A
NORAD catalog №
41471
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
9.8591 m²
Status
Operational