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JCSAT-2A

Japanese communication satellite. JCSAT-2A was launched on March 29, 2002 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2002-015ANORAD 27399Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
JCSAT 2A
Common name
JCSAT-2A
Payload designation
JCSAT-8
International designator
2002-015A
NORAD catalog number
27399
GCAT identifier
S27399
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/425

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
JCSAT
Owner
JSAT
Country
Japan
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
HS-601

Launch

Date
March 29, 2002 · 01:29 UTC
Launch record
2002-015Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,776 km
Apogee
35,798 km
Inclination
0.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2006
End of operations
Jan 18, 2021

Size

Mass
2,600 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
3.6 m
Diameter
2.70 m
Span
21.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12486903 (CC0).