Satellites

Payload

JCSAT-4A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

JCSAT-4A is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 16, 1999 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 16, 1999 at 01:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
JCSAT 4A

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,303 km
Periapsis
36,101 km
Inclination
9.67°
Orbital period
1457.37 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
2,900 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-006A
NORAD catalog №
25630
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
31.6228 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational