JCSAT-5A
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JCSAT-5A or N-STAR d, known as JCSAT-9 before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT), which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.[1][2]
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Names | JCSAT-5A N-STAR d JCSAT-9 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
COSPAR ID | 2006-010A |
SATCAT no. | 29045 |
Mission duration | 12 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | JCSAT-5A |
Bus | A2100-AX |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Launch mass | 4,401 kg (9,703 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 April 2006, 23:29:59 UTC |
Rocket | Zenit-3SL |
Launch site | Odyssey |
Contractor | Sea Launch |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 132° East |
Transponders | |
Band | Ku-band: 8 × 54 Mhz + 12 × 36 MHz C-band: 20 x 36 MHz S-band beam |
Bandwidth | 1,584 MHz |
Coverage area | Japan, Asia |
TWTA power | Ku-band: 110 watts C-band: 45 watts S-band: 130 watts |
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