JCSat 12

Japan

Spacecraft n°:

Japanese spacecraft n°: 157

Japan Communication Satellite 12
Also called: JCSat RA

Launch data:

Designation 35755 / 09044A
Launch date 21 Aug 2009 - 22:09 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle  Ariane-5ECA
Mission Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35780 x 35794 km
Eccentricity 1.66E-04
Inclination 0.04 deg
Period 1436.12 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (US)
Platform  
Operator JSAT Corporation
Mass at launch  4000 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  15 yrs

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
 Oct 2009  142.49° E 

Mission details:

Ref.: #7, #84a, #226 - update: 02.01.10