Geostationary
SUPERBIRD-C2
Japanese Commercial Communications · Sky Perfect JSAT / Japan
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Japan's Space Communications Corporation satellite providing Ku-band services for Japanese broadcasters, maritime users, and corporate networks. The SuperBird series has served Japan's satellite communications market for decades — providing broadcasting and data services for Japanese enterprises operating across the Pacific. Japan's domestic satellite market is among the world's most sophisticated, with demanding customers in automotive, electronics, and maritime sectors.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,227–22,257 mi (35,770–35,818 km)
- Inclination
- 2.6°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 33274
- Int’l designator
- 2008-038A
- Launched
- 2008
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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