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JCSAT-3A

Japanese communications satellite. JCSAT-3A was launched on August 11, 2006 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
JCSAT 3A
Common name
JCSAT-3A
Payload designation
JCSAT 10
International designator
2006-033A
NORAD catalog number
29272
GCAT identifier
S29272
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/510

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
JCSAT
Owner
JSAT
Country
Japan
Builder
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus)
A2100AX

Launch

Date
August 11, 2006 · 22:15 UTC
Launch record
2006-033Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
4,048 kg
Dry mass
1,858 kg
Length
5.5 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
26.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1561144 (CC0).