JCSAT-15

JCSAT-15
Mission type	Communication
Operator	SKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID	2016-082A
SATCAT no.	41903
Website	http://www.jsat.net/en/contour/satellite-fleet.html
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	JCSAT-15
Bus	SSL 1300
Manufacturer	SSL
Launch mass	3,400 kg (7,500 lb)
Power	10 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	20:30:00, December 21, 2016 (UTC)
Rocket	Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Semi-major axis	~42,126 kilometres (26,176 mi)
Eccentricity	0.0006348
Perigee altitude	~35,721 kilometres (22,196 mi)
Apogee altitude	~35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi)
Inclination	0.0625
Period	~1434 minutes
Transponders
Band	Ku band
	JSAT ← JCSAT-16 JCSAT-17 →

JCSAT-15 is a communications satellite designed and manufactured for SKY Perfect JSAT Group by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.^[1]^[2] It has a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb), a power production capacity of 10 kW and a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of K_u band and K_a band transponders.

SKY Perfect JSAT Group will use JCSAT-15 as a replacement of N-SAT-110.^[2]

History[]

In April 2014, SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to manufacture two satellites: JCSAT-15 and JCSAT-16. The former would be a 10 kW satellite to be a replacement of N-SAT-110 plus expansion capability.^[3]

On Sep 8, 2014 Arianespace announced that it had signed a launch service contract with JSAT for the launch of JCSAT-15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket,^[4]^[5] and the launch occurred on December 21, 2016.^[6] It will move to a geostationary orbit at 110E.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "JCSat 15". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
^ ^a ^b "JCSat 16". SSL. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ "SSL selected to provide two satellites to Sky Perfect JSAT". SSL. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ "Arianespace to launch JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT satellite". Arianespace. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
^ "SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for JCSAT-15 satellite with Arianespace" (PDF). SKY Perfect JSAT Group. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ Ariane 5 launch of Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 December 21, 2016

[gsp-jcsat15-1] Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "JCSat 15". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.

[sslmda-jcsat15official-2] "JCSat 16". SSL. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[sslmda-pr20140417-3] "SSL selected to provide two satellites to Sky Perfect JSAT". SSL. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[arianespace-pr20140908-4] "Arianespace to launch JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT satellite". Arianespace. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-29.

[jsat-pr20140909-5] "SKY Perfect JSAT signed Launch Service Contract for JCSAT-15 satellite with Arianespace" (PDF). SKY Perfect JSAT Group. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[6] Ariane 5 launch of Star One D1 and JCSAT-15 December 21, 2016

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July	Soyuz MS-01 – Progress MS-03 – Dragon CRS-9 – / NROL-61
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October	Sky Muster II · GSAT-18 – Shenzhou 11 – Cygnus CRS OA-5 (Lemur-2 × 4) – Soyuz MS-02
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December	Progress MS-04 – Göktürk-1 – Resourcesat-2A – WGS-8 – HTV-6 / Kounotori 6 · (EGG · TuPOD · UBAKUSAT · AOBA-VELOX · STARS · FREEDOM · ITF · Waseda-SAT · OSNSAT · Tancredo-1 · TechEDSat · Lemur-2 × 4) – Fengyun 4A – CYGNSS × 8 – – Arase / ERG – TanSat · × 2 – Star One D1 · JCSAT-15 – / Gaojing-1 01, 02 · 1
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