Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialBoth are communications satellites. Equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads, Star One D1 will be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, broadband, Internet access, and other services in Brazil and in the Latin American region. JCSAT-15 will operate in Ku-band and is designed with the flexibility to be used for services such as video distribution in Japan, and data transfer communications, maritime and aviation applications in the Indian Ocean Region.
Orbital Attempt
#5,614
ASA Mission
#251
Pad Launch
#90
Location Launch
#266
Designator
2016-082
Dec 21, 2016, 8:30 PM
1 update
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 21, 2016, 5:30 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
