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Sky Perfect JSATJCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B
2/18/2020
JCSAT-17 carries C- and Ku-band transponders and an 18-meter S-band reflector from L3Harris Technologies.
An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 5:18 p.m. Eastern from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana with Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-17 satellite and KARI’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite.
JCSAT-17, one of the first three commercial LM2100 satellites, launched on 2020-02-18 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket operated by Arianespace.
Sky Perfect JSAT will use JCSAT-17 to provide C- and S-band connectivity for NTT DOCOMO and Ku-band services for other customers.