JCSAT-16

JCSAT-16
JCSAT-16 being launched aboard Falcon 9 Flight 28.
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR ID2016-050A[1][2]
SATCAT no.41729[3][4]
WebsiteOfficial Page
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftJCSAT-16
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSSL
Launch mass4,600 kg (10,100 lb)[5]
Power8.5 kW[5]
Start of mission
Launch date05:26, August 14, 2016 (UTC) (2016-08-14T05:26Z)[6][3]
RocketFalcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Transponders
BandKu band and Ka band

JCSAT-16 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.[1][7] It has a launch weight of 4,600 kg (10,100 lb), a power production capacity of 8.5 kW and a 15-year design life.[5] Its payload is composed of Ku band and Ka band transponders. SKY Perfect JSAT Group plans to use JCSAT-16 as an in-orbit backup satellite for the Ku- and Ka-band satellites serving the Japanese market.[7]

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Flight 28 propelled JCSAT-16 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit on August 14, 2016.

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