JCSAT-15
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID2016-082A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.41903
Websitehttp://www.jsat.net/en/contour/satellite-fleet.html
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftJCSAT-15
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSSL
Launch mass3,400 kg (7,500 lb)[1]
Power10 kW
Start of mission
Launch date20:30:00, December 21, 2016 (UTC) (2016-12-21T20:30:00Z)
RocketAriane 5 ECA
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
Semi-major axis~42,126 kilometres (26,176 mi)
Eccentricity0.0006348
Perigee altitude~35,721 kilometres (22,196 mi)
Apogee altitude~35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Inclination0.0625
Period~1434 minutes
Transponders
BandKu band
 

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 Ku band and Ka band transponders.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "JCSat 15". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "JCSat 16". SSL. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SSL selected to provide two satellites to Sky Perfect JSAT". SSL. 2014-04-16. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Arianespace to launch JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT satellite". Arianespace. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  5. ^ "SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for JCSAT-15 satellite with Arianespace" (PDF). SKY Perfect JSAT Group. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ Ariane 5 launch of Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 December 21, 2016
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