Status
Success
JCSAT-3
Launch Time
Tue Aug 29, 1995 00:53 UTC
Tue Aug 29, 1995 00:53 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
JCSAT-3
JCSAT-3 was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing) on the HS-601 platform. It was originally ordered by JSAT Corporation, which later merged into the SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It has a mixed Ku band and C band payload and operated on the 128°E longitude until it was replaced by JCSAT-3A.[
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,105.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1995
48th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
17th mission
7th mission of 1995
17th successful mission