| Names | Superbird-3 Superbird-A3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-036A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 24880 [2] |
| Mission duration | 13 years (planned) 18 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Superbird-3 |
| Spacecraft type | Superbird |
| Bus | BBS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Launch mass | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,416 kg (3,122 lb) |
| Dimensions | 26.2 m × 7.5 m × 4.9 m (86 ft × 25 ft × 16 ft) with solar panels and antennas deployed. |
| Power | 4.5 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 July 1997, 01:15:01 UTC[1][3] |
| Rocket | Atlas IIAS (s/n AC-133) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36B |
| Contractor | International Launch Services (ILS) |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | 2015 |
| Last contact | 2015 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 144° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 4 Ku-band × 54 Mhz 4 × 36 MHz and 16 × 27 MHz |
| Coverage area | Japan, South Asia, East Asia, Hawaii |
| TWTA power | 90 watts |
Superbird-C, also known as Superbird-3 [5] or Superbird-A3,[2] was a geostationary communications satellite ordered and operated by Space Communications Corporation (SCC) that was designed and manufactured by Hughes Space and Communications Company (now Boeing Satellite Systems) on the HS-601 satellite bus. It has a pure Ku-band payload and was used to fill the position at 144° East longitude. It provided television signals and business communications services throughout Japan, South Asia, East Asia, and Hawaii.[2][6][7]
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