Notice Regarding Successful Launch of the Intelsat 15 Satellite
(December 1, 2009) SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masanori Akiyama; "SKY Perfect JSAT") hereby announces the successful launch of the Intelsat 15 satellite of Intelsat Ltd., the world's largest satellite operator.
Intelsat 15 satellite was launched atop a Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle of the Sea Launch Company, LLC at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan at 6:00 a.m. on December 1, 2009 Japan Standard Time. The satellite separated from its launch vehicle and normal telemetry was received from the satellite at 12:28 p.m.
Following testing to verify performance in geostationary orbit, the satellite is scheduled to commence operations at 85 degrees east longitude. Once the satellite commences in-orbit operations, SKY Perfect JSAT will market its capacity on the Intelsat 15 satellite as JCSAT-85.
1. Launch date and time
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 6:00 a.m. (JST)
2. Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3. Launch vehicle
Zenit-3SLB (Sea Launch Company, LLC)
4. Satellite bus
STAR-2 (Orbital Sciences Corporation)
5. Satellite specifications
(1) Frequencies: Ku-band (2) Transponders: 5 (out of 22) (3) Coverage area: Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East (to Red Sea region), Russia (4) Design lifetime: 15 years
6. Planned orbital slot
85 degrees east longitude
Notice Regarding Successful Launch of the JCSAT-12 Communications Satellite
(August 22, 2009) SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masanori Akiyama) hereby announces the successful launch of the JCSAT-12 communications satellite.
JCSAT-12 was launched from an Arianespace Ariane5 launch vehicle at the Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, South America at 7:09 a.m. on August 22, 2009 Japan Standard Time. The satellite separated from its launch vehicle at 7:35 a.m., and a signal was received normally at 8:07 a.m.
Following testing to verify performance in geostationary orbit, the satellite will commence operations as JCSAT-RA, the successor craft to JCSAT-R.
1. Launch date and time
Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:09 a.m. (JST)
2. Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, South America
3. Launch vehicle
Ariane5 (Arianespace)
4. Satellite bus
A2100AX (Lockheed Martin Corporation)
5. Satellite specifications
(1) Frequencies: Ku-band and C-band (2) Transponders: 30 Ku-band transponders and 12 C-band (3) Coverage area: Japan, Oceania, Asia-Pacific region, Hawaii (4) Design lifetime: 15 years
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