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JCSat 6

Also known as JCSat 4A

deorbited

Identification

Position136° E (34° E)
NORAD / COSPAR25630 / 1999-006A
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
OrbitGEO

Hardware

ManufacturerBoeing (Hughes)
ModelHS-601
Mass2900 kg
Dry mass1841 kg

Launch

Launch siteCape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicleAtlas 2AS (Atlas IIAS)

Beacons

12247.0V12747.5H

Comment

32 Ku-band transponder to provide relay voice, data, television signals via Ku-band to eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, India

Lifetime
16 Feb 1999Launched
12 yrDesign life
27.5 yrElapsed
ExpiredRemaining
Feb 2011End of life
Satellite is deorbited