Status
Success
JCSAT-4
Launch Time
Mon Feb 17, 1997 01:42 UTC
Mon Feb 17, 1997 01:42 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
JCSAT-4
JCSAT-4 was known as JCSAT-R until it was sold to INTELSAT in 2009 (Intelsat 26). It is a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing) on the HS-601 satellite bus. It was originally ordered by JSAT Corporation, which later merged into the SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It has a mixed Ku-band and C-band payload and was used as an on-orbit spare.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,105.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1997
8th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
27th mission
1st mission of 1997
27th successful mission