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JCSAT-3A

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
August 11, 2006 at 10:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,795 km
Periapsis
35,779 km
Inclination
0.01°
Orbital period
1436.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,400 kg
Dry mass
1,858 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-033A
NORAD catalog №
29272
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
31.6228 m²
Status
Operational

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