JCSAT 3

About this launch

Foreseeing the growth of the communications business, Japan Satellite Systems, Inc., (JSAT) of Tokyo signed a contract in October 1993 for a Hughes HS-601 satellite from Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. The satellite, JCSAT-3, was designed to relay voice, data, and television…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterAtlas IIAS

Vehicle: Atlas IIAS

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
JCSAT-3 1995-043A	Payload	36053 × 36157 km · 13.1°	Globe
ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B 1995-043B	Rocket body	re-entered 1996-02-12

COSPAR ID 1995-043. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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