Geostationary
JCSAT-12 (JCSAT-RA)
Japanese / Asia Commercial Communications · Sky Perfect JSAT / Japan
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A Sky Perfect JSAT satellite providing C-band services across Asia and Australia. The Japanese commercial satellite market has evolved significantly — from basic broadcasting to high-throughput broadband services. JCSAT-12's C-band payload provides reliable communications across tropical Southeast Asia where C-band's rain fade resistance makes it preferred for mission-critical applications.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,244 mi (35,785–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 35755
- Int’l designator
- 2009-044A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.