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JCSAT-3A was launched as a successor spacecraft to JCSAT-3, which currently operates at an orbital position of 128°east longitude.
October 02, 2006, it commenced services using the JCSAT-3A communications satellite, after receiving a satellite station license in respect of the satellite from the Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications, an agency of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
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| Orbital Position |
128 degrees East. |
Launch Date
(Japan Time) |
August 12, 2006 |
| Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5 |
| Satellite Bus |
A2100AX |
| Design Lifetime |
15 years |
Communications
System
Frequency Band |
Ku-band
C-band |
Number of
Transponders
(Bandwidth x
Number of
Transponders) |
Ku:
27MHz x 18
36MHz x 12
C:
36MHz x 12 |
| HPA Output |
Ku:127W
C:48W |
Satellite
Type / Size |
Body Stabilized
South-North:26.9m
East-West:8.6m |
| Coverage Area |
Japan, Southeast Asia,
Hawaii, Oceania |
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