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SUPERBIRD-B3
Japanese Commercial Communications · Sky Perfect JSAT / Japan
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A Japanese commercial satellite providing Ku-band broadcasting and communications across Japan and the Asia-Pacific. SuperBird-B3 serves Japan's satellite television market — home to some of the world's highest-definition broadcasting — and supports Japanese maritime communications for the world's third-largest merchant fleet. Japan's satellite operators have built sophisticated service portfolios reflecting the country's advanced digital economy requirements.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,245 mi (35,790–35,800 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 43271
- Int’l designator
- 2018-033A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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