JCSAT-2B

JCSAT-2B
NamesJCSAT-14
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorSKY Perfect JSAT Group
COSPAR IDJCSAT-14[1]
SATCAT no.41471[2]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftJCSAT-14
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSSL
Launch mass4,696.2 kg (10,353 lb)[3]
Dry mass2,194.2 kg (4,837 lb)
Dimensions25.5 m (84 ft) (solar arrays span)
Power9.9 kW
Start of mission
Launch date05:21:00, May 6, 2016 (UTC) (2016-05-06T05:21:00Z)
RocketFalcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Longitude154°East
Transponders
Band26 C band and 18 Ku band
Bandwidth2,853 MHz

JCSAT-2B, known as JCSAT-14 before commissioning, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.[4][5] It had a launch weight of 4,696.2 kg (10,353 lb), a power production capacity of 9 to 9.9 kW at end of life and a 15-year design life.[3] Its payload is composed of 26 C band and 18 Ku band transponders with a total bandwidth of 2,853 MHz.[3]

SKY Perfect JSAT Group will use JCSAT-2B as a replacement for JCSAT-2A to provide communications services to Japan, Asia, Russia, Oceania, and the Pacific Islands.[5]

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