JCSAT-2B
JCSAT-2B, known as JCSAT-14 before commissioning, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. It had a launch weight of 4,696.2 kg (10,353 lb), a power production capacity of 9 to 9.9 kW at end of life and a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of 26 C band and 18 Ku band transponders with a total bandwidth of 2,853 MHz.
| Names | JCSAT-14 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| COSPAR ID | JCSAT-14 |
| SATCAT no. | 41471 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | JCSAT-14 |
| Bus | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer | SSL |
| Launch mass | 4,696.2 kg (10,353 lb) |
| Dry mass | 2,194.2 kg (4,837 lb) |
| Dimensions | 25.5 m (84 ft) (solar arrays span) |
| Power | 9.9 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 05:21:00, May 6, 2016 (UTC) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Full Thrust |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Longitude | 154°East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 26 C band and 18 Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 2,853 MHz |
SKY Perfect JSAT Group will use JCSAT-2B as a replacement for JCSAT-2A to provide communications services to Japan, Asia, Russia, Oceania, and the Pacific Islands.
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