JCSAT-2A, known as JCSAT-8 before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems on the BSS-601 platform. It has Ku-band and C-band payload and was used to replace JCSAT-2 at the 154° East longitude. It covers Japan, East Asia, Australia and Hawaii.[2][3][4]
| Names | JCSAT-2A (March 2002 onward) JCSAT-8 (April 2000 to March 2002) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-015A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 27399 |
| Website | JSAT official page |
| Mission duration | 11 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | JCSAT-2A |
| Bus | BSS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Launch mass | 2,460 kg (5,420 lb) |
| Dimensions | 21 m × 7.6 m × 4.6 m (69 ft × 25 ft × 15 ft) (with solar panels and antennas deployed) |
| Power | 3.7 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 March 2002. 01:29 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 154° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ku-band: 16 × 57 MHz C-band: 11 × 36 MHz 5 × 54 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 1,578 MHz |
| Coverage area | Japan, East Asia, Australia, Hawaii |
| TWTA power | Ku-band: 120 watts C-band: 34 watts |
Satellite description
editThe spacecraft was designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems on the BSS-601 satellite bus. It had a launch mass of 2,460 kg (5,420 lb) a power production of 3.7 kW and an 11-year design life.[2] Stowed for launch it measured 3.6 m × 2.7 m × 4.3 m (11.8 ft × 8.9 ft × 14.1 ft), with its solar panels and antennas deployed it measured 21 m × 4.3 m × 7.6 m (69 ft × 14 ft × 25 ft).[4][5]
Its payload is composed of sixteen 57 MHz Ku-band plus eleven 36 MHz and five 54 MHz C-band transponders, for a total bandwidth of 1,578 MHz.[6] Its high-power amplifiers had an output power of 120 watts on Ku-band and 34 watts on C-band.[4][5]
The Ku-band footprint covers only Japan, while the C-band beams cover Japan, East Asia, Australia and Hawaii.[4]
History
editIn April 2000, JSAT ordered JCSAT-8 from Boeing (which had acquired the HS-601 business from Hughes), to replace JCSAT-2 at the 154° East slot. It would provide coverage to Japan, East Asia, Australia and Hawaii.[2]
An Ariane 44L successfully launched JCSAT-8 on 29 March 2002 at 01:29 UTC from Centre Spatial Guyanais. Once successfully deployed, it was renamed JCSAT-2A.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Display: JCSAT 8 2002-015A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "JCSat 8 (JCSat 2A)". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "JCSat 2A (JCSat 8)". Satbeams. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "JCSAT-2A". SKY Perfect JSAT. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Launch Kit V149" (PDF) (in French). Arianespace. 18 March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Who we are?". SKY Perfect JSAT. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.