25630 - JCSAT-4A

JCSAT 6 was a Japanese geosynchronous communications spacecraft that provided voice and video communications to East Asia and Japan through its 31 Ku-band transponders after parking over 124 degrees E longitude.

Alternate Names

Japanese Communications Satellite 6

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1999-02-16
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 2AS
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 1230.0 kg