Superbird B3 at 162° E
also known as Superbird 8, DSN-1, Kirameki 1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 162° EChannel line-up at 162° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 43271
- COSPAR number
- 2018-033A
- Operator
- SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO)
- Model
- DS2000
- Launch
- 05 Apr 2018 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 5348 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band Japan beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Superbird B3
Ku-band and Ka-band Japan beam and Ku-band steerable beam. Replacement to Superbird B2 satellite. Also aboard is the DSN 1 X-band communications payload built and operated by DSN Corporation for the Japanese Ministry of Defense