BSAT-4a

BSAT-4a
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorB-SAT
COSPAR ID2017-059B Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42951
Website[1] (Japanese)
Mission duration15 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftBSAT-4a
Spacecraft typeBSAT
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems/Loral
Launch mass3500 kg
Start of mission
Launch date29 September 2017, 21:56 UTC[1]
RocketAriane 5 ECA
Launch siteGuiana Space Center ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude110.0° East (Planned)
Transponders
Band24 Ku-band
Coverage areaJapan
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BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (BSAT) and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform, to be stationed on the 110.0° East orbital slot for direct television broadcasting of 4K and 8K Ultra HD resolutions.[2][3][4] It was launched on 29 September 2017.[5]

  1. ^ Ariane 5 rocket deploys satellites for Intelsat and B-SAT
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gsp-bsat4a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bsat-bsat4a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference arianespace-pr20150914 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ford, Dominic (1 August 2018). "BSAT-4A". In-The-Sky.org.