JCSAT-15

JCSAT-15 is a communications satellite designed and manufactured for SKY Perfect JSAT Group by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.^[1][2] It has a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb), a power production capacity of 10 kW and a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of K_u band and K_a band transponders.

JCSAT-15

Mission type	Communication
Operator	SKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID	2016-082A
SATCAT no.	41903
Website	http://www.jsat.net/en/contour/satellite-fleet.html
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	JCSAT-15
Bus	SSL 1300
Manufacturer	SSL
Launch mass	3,400 kg (7,500 lb)[1]
Power	10 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	20:30, December 21, 2016 (UTC) (2016-12-21T20:30:00Z)
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Semi-major axis	~42,126 kilometres (26,176 mi)
Eccentricity	0.0006348
Perigee altitude	~35,721 kilometres (22,196 mi)
Apogee altitude	~35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Inclination	0.0625
Period	~1434 minutes
Transponders
Band	Ku band
JSAT ← JCSAT-16 JCSAT-17 →

SKY Perfect JSAT Group will use JCSAT-15 as a replacement of N-SAT-110.^[2]

History

In April 2014, SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to manufacture two satellites: JCSAT-15 and JCSAT-16. The former would be a 10 kW satellite to be a replacement of N-SAT-110 plus expansion capability.^[3]

On Sep 8, 2014 Arianespace announced that it had signed a launch service contract with JSAT for the launch of JCSAT-15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket,^[4][5] and the launch occurred on December 21, 2016.^[6] It will move to a geostationary orbit at 110E.