JSAT Corporation

This article is about the satellite company that was merged in 2008 into SKY Perfect JSAT Group. For the satellite constellation formerly managed by JSAT, see JSAT (satellite constellation).
JSAT Corporation
Native name
Japanese name
KanjiJSAT株式会社
Literal meaningJSAT Corporation
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnJSAT kabushikigaisha
Company typeCorporation
IndustryTelecommunication
GenreSatellite communications
Predecessor
  • Japan Communications Satellite Company
  • Satellite Japan Corporation
FoundedFebruary 18, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-18) in Tokyo, Japan
DefunctSeptember 1, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-01)
FateMerged into SKY Perfect JSAT Group
SuccessorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
Headquarters1-14-14, Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Masanori Akiyama, President and CEO
ServicesTelecommunications
Total assets¥141,738 million (2008)
Number of employees
239 (2008)
ParentSKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

JSAT Corporation (JSAT) was the first private Japanese satellite operator, which owned the JSAT satellites, as well as operated and partially owned the N-Star with NTT DoCoMo. Its origins can be traced to the funding of Japan Communications Satellite Company (JCSAT) and Satellite Japan Corporation in 1985.[1][2] Both companies merged into Japan Satellite Systems Inc. in 1993. In 2000 the company was renamed as JSAT Corporation and was listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On September 1, 2008, the company was merged into the SKY Perfect JSAT Group.[3]

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