Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) → JSAT 136E

Superbird 7 [MELCO]

Space Communications Corporation (SCC), a Japanese satellite communications service company, ordered SUPERBIRD-7 (renamed Superbird C2 on orbit) from Mitsubishi Electric. The 5000 kg satellite is the first commercial order of a Mitsubishi DS-2000 type satellite. It will feature 28 Ku-band transponders. Superbird 7 is planned for a 2008 launch. It will be operated from an orbital position 144 degrees east longitude.

Nation:	Japan
Type / Application:	Communication
Operator:	Space Communications Corporation (SCC)
Contractors:	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
Equipment:	28 Ku-band transponders
Configuration:	DS-2000
Propulsion:	R-4D-11-164 ?
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:	+15 years
Mass:	4820 kg (2018 kg dry)
Orbit:	GEO

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Superbird 7 (Superbird C2) → JSAT 136E	2008-038A	14.08.2008	Ko ELA-3		Ariane-5ECA	with AMC 21

Launch Sites:

Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France

Further Superbird missions:

Superbird A, A1, B, B1 [SSL-1300]
Superbird C [HS-601]
Superbird 4 (B2) [BSS-601HP]
Superbird 5 (D) (N-Sat 110) [A2100AX]
Superbird 6 (A2) [HS-601]
Superbird 7 (C2) [DS-2000]
Superbird 8 (B3) [DS-2000]
Superbird 9 [OneSat]

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]

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