JCSAT-3A
JCSAT-3A, known as JCSAT-10 before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.[4][1]
| Names | JCSAT-10 (Apr 2004 to Aug 2006) JCSAT-3A (Aug 2006 onward) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-033A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 29272 |
| Website | http://www.jsat.net/en/contour/jcsat-3a.html |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | JCSAT-10 |
| Bus | A2100AX |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 4,048 kg (8,924 lb) |
| Dimensions | 27 m × 9 m (89 ft × 30 ft) with solar panels and antennas deployed. |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22:14:00, August 11, 2006 (UTC)[2][3] |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | GSC ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | GEO |
| Longitude | 128°East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 18 × 27 Mhz and 12 × 36 MHz Ku band 12 × 36 MHz C band |
| Bandwidth | 1,350 MHz |
| TWTA power | Ku band 127 W C band 48 W |
Satellite description
The spacecraft was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100AX satellite bus. It had a launch mass of 4,048 kg (8,924 lb) and a 15-year design life. It would provide communications services throughout Japan and Asia.[4] As most satellites based on the A2100 platform, it uses a 460 N (100 lbf) LEROS-1C LAE for orbit raising.[4] Its solar panels span 26.9 m (88 ft) when fully deployed and, with its antennas in fully extended configuration it is 8.6 m (28 ft) wide.[5]
Its payload is composed of eighteen 27 MHz and twelve 36 MHz Ku band plus twelve C band transponders, for a total bandwidth of 1,350 MHz.[6] Its high power amplifiers had an output power of 127 Watts on Ku band and 48 Watts on C band.[5]
History
On April 20, 2004, JSAT ordered a satellite from Lockheed Martin, JCSAT-10. Based on the A2100AX platform, it would have a C band and Ku band payload and was expected to occupy the 128°East slot after its planned 2006 launch.[7]
On August 11, 2006 an Ariane 5 ECA launched JCSAT-10 along Syracuse-3B into a transfer orbit. Upon successful deployment at 128°East longitude, it was renamed JCSAT-3A.[4]
References
- "JCSat 3A (JCSat 10)". Satbeams. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Ariane 5". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- "JCSAT 10". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "JCSat 10, 11, 12 (JCSat 3A, RA)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- "JCSAT-3A". SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "Who we are" (PDF). SSKY Perfect JSAT Group. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- "JSAT Corporation Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Second A2100 Satellite". Icaa.eu. Lockheed Martin Space Systems. April 20, 2004. Retrieved 2016-08-05.