Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15

Ariane 5 ECA

Dec 21, 2016, 8:30 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

Both are communications satellites. Equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads, Star One D1 will be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, broadband, Internet access, and other services in Brazil and in the Latin American region. JCSAT-15 will operate in Ku-band and is designed with the flexibility to be used for services such as video distribution in Japan, and data transfer communications, maritime and aviation applications in the Indian Ocean Region.

Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: 🌍 GUF