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Atlas IIAS | JCSAT 3

Lockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
JCSAT 3
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Foreseeing the growth of the communications business, Japan Satellite Systems, Inc., (JSAT) of Tokyo signed a contract in October 1993 for a Hughes HS-601 satellite from Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. The satellite, JCSAT-3, was designed to relay voice, data, and television signals via Ku-band to eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and India; and via C-band to eastern and southern Asia and Hawaii.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas IIAS
Family
Atlas
Variant
IIAS
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York