JCSat 9 [Lockheed Martin]
Official name JCSAT 9
Alternative name JCSAT 9
Cospar ID 2006-010A
Norad ID 29045
Launch date 2006-04-12
Launch site SEAL
Launch vehicle Zenit-3SL (2)
Country/Organization Japan
Type application Communication
Operator JSAT Corporation, NTT-DoCoMo
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.13
Inclination (deg) 0.11
Perigee (km) 35778
Apogee (km) 35796
Eccentricity 0.000251487970492078
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00269474211945
Semi-Major axis (km) 42165.135
Raan (deg) 91.0323
Arg of perigee (deg) 8.6192
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 4401
Height (m) 6
Width (m) 3.6
Depth (m) 3.6
Span (m^2) 26
Lifetime +12 years
Contractors Lockheed Martin
Equipment 20 C-band transponders, 20 Ku-band transponders, 1 S-band transponder
Propulsion LEROS-1c
Configuration A2100AXS
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation of Japan to build its latest geostationary telecommunications satellite. The satellite, designated JCSAT-9, will provide satellite communications services throughout Asia and Japan following its scheduled launch in 2005. JCSAT-9, a high-power hybrid satellite, will be located at 132 degrees East longitude. The spacecraft will be based on the award winning A2100AXS platform, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, Newtown, Pa. with a minimum service life of 12 years. It will carry C, Ku and S band transponders. After becoming operational, the satellite is refered by the designator JCSAT-5A.

NTT-DoCoMo operates the S-band payload and a part of the C-band payload as N-Star d to replace the N-Star a satellite.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
JCSAT 9 2006-010A 2006-04-12 SEAL Zenit-3SL (2)