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JCSAT-2A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
March 29, 2002 at 01:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44L →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT 2A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,163 km
Periapsis
36,114 km
Inclination
8.29°
Orbital period
1454.12 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Systems
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,500 kg
Dry mass
1,460 kg
Power
3,500 W
Design lifetime
11 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-015A
NORAD catalog №
27399
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
25.1785 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational