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BSAT-4A
Japanese 4K Broadcasting · B-SAT Corporation / Japan
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Japan's newest direct-to-home broadcasting satellite at 110°E, providing the enhanced power and capacity needed for Japan's nationwide 4K Ultra HD broadcasting service. BSAT-4A delivers 4K content from NHK and commercial broadcasters to home viewers using consumer satellite receivers — part of Japan's nationally coordinated digital broadcasting upgrade that aims to make 4K the standard for Japanese home television by 2025.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,237–22,246 mi (35,788–35,801 km)
- Inclination
- 0.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 42951
- Int’l designator
- 2017-059B
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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