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JCSat 17 [Lockheed Martin]
JCSat 17 is a Japanese communication satellite of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to be operated in S-band and C- and Ku-band.
The satellite was ordered in February 2016 from Lockheed martin. It will be built on the LM-2100 bus for a launch in 2019 and life time a well in excess of 15 years. It will carry a S-band mobile communications payload including a flexible processor that will allow SJC to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high-volume events. The 18 m unfurlable antenna will be built by Harris Corp. In addition, the satellite will carry C- and Ku-band capacity.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Contractors: | Lockheed Martin |
| Equipment: | S-band payload, C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders, |
| Configuration: | LM-2100 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | +15 years |
| Mass: | 5857 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCSat 17 | 2020-013A | 18.02.2020 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA+ | with GEO-KOMPSAT 2B |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin Awarded JCSAT-17 Satellite Contract From SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, 3 February 2016
Further JCSat / JSAT missions:
- JCSat 1, 2 [HS-393]
- JCSat 3, 4 (JCSat R) [HS-601]
- JCSat 5, 6 (JCSat 1B, 4A) [HS-601]
- JCSat 8 (JCSat 2A) [BSS-601]
- JCSat 9 (JCSAT 5A) [A2100AXS]
- JCSat 10, 11, 12 (JCSat 3A, RA) [A2100AXS]
- JCSat 13 (JCSat 4B) [A2100AXS]
- JCSat 14 (JCSat 2B) [SSL-1300]
- JCSat 15 (JCSat 110A) [SSL-1300]
- JCSat 16 [SSL-1300]
- JCSat 17 [LM-2100]
- JCSat 18 [BSS-702MP]
- JCSat 85 [Star-2]
- JCSat 110 (N-Sat 110) [A2100AX]
- JCSat 110R (BSat 3c) [A2100A]
- JSAT 31 [Space-Inspire]
- JSAT 32 [Spacebus-4000B2]
- JSAT 136E [DS-2000]
- JSAT 144C [SSL-1300]
- JSAT 144D [SmallGEO]
