JCSAT-17
| Mission type | Communication |
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| Operator | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| Website | http://www.jsat.net/en/contour/satellite-fleet.html |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | JCSAT-17 |
| Bus | A2100 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Planned: 2019 |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Transponders | |
| Band | S band |
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JCSAT-17 is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to be designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform with a 15 year design life. Its payload is composed of S band transponders with a flexible processor that will allow it to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high-volume events.
On Feb. 3, 2016, Lockheed Martin announced that it had been awarded a contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to manufacture JCSAT-17. It would have a flexible S band payload and a 15 year design life.
On January 4, 2017, Arianespace announced that JCSAT-17 will fly on board an Ariane 5 carrier rocket in 2019.
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