JCSAT-2
JCSAT-2 was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing) on the HS-393 satellite bus. It was originally ordered by Japan Communications Satellite Company (JCSAT), which later merged into the JSAT Corporation. It had a Ku-band payload and operated on the 154° East longitude until it was replaced by JCSAT-2A.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | JSAT Corporation |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-001B |
| SATCAT no. | 20402 |
| Mission duration | 8 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | JCSAT-2 |
| Spacecraft type | JCSAT |
| Bus | HS-393 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Launch mass | 2,280 kg (5,030 lb) |
| BOL mass | 1,364 kg (3,007 lb) |
| Dimensions | 3.7 m × 10 m × 2.3 m (12.1 ft × 32.8 ft × 7.5 ft) with solar panels and antennas deployed. |
| Power | 2.350 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 January 1990, 00:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Commercial Titan III (s/n CT-1) (maiden launch) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | Martin Marietta |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 154° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 32 Ku-band × 27 Mhz |
| Bandwidth | 864 MHz |
| Coverage area | Japan |
| TWTA power | 20 watts |
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