| JSAT Corporation ("JSAT"; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kiyoshi Isozaki) today announced the following launch schedule for the Horizons-2 communications satellite, which is jointly owned with Intelsat (Headquarters: UK-ruled Bermuda), the world's largest satellite communications operator.
Horizons-2 is the second satellite that JSAT has jointly launched with Intelsat. The first satellite was Horizons-1, which covers continental North America and Hawaii. Horizons-1 was launched in October 2003 into a 127 degrees west longitude orbital slot, and has been used for communications between companies in North America, digital content distribution, and other services.
There is huge demand for satellite services in North America. Accordingly,Horizons-2 is scheduled to be used for corporate data communications,high-definition content distribution, and other services. In addition,combining these Horizons satellites with other JSAT-owned satellites will make possible a far-reaching network encompassing the U.S. mainland,Japan and other parts of Asia, and Oceania. |
