Intended to serve the Japanese business sector from numerous orbital areas, this multi-mission, Ku-and Ka-band satellite has arrived securely for a meeting with a SpaceX Falcon 9 dispatch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Yes, you got it… this is the JCSAT-16 satellite, a 8.5-kW offering that will give administration to video dispersion, information exchange interchanges, and armada excess. The satellite was worked by Space Systems Loral (SSL) and is presently being set up for dispatch.
Once on circle, JCSAT-16 will work as a move down to guarantee security for existing administrations and to promote fortify the establishments of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation’s business. JCSAT-16 depends on SSL’s 1300 stage, which has the ability to bolster a wide scope of uses and innovation propels—it additionally happens that SSL is likewise assembling JCSAT-15, on booked to likewise dispatch in 2016.
As per the President of SSL, John Celli, JCSAT-16 will be his organization’s second satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT to dispatch this year and is a satellite that has the adaptability to take care of the demand for an assortment of missions.
Shinji Takada, Representative Director, President and CEO of SKY Perfect JSAT, remarked that this satellite will furnish his organization with the adaptability to fortify their developing armada as required and to guarantee the largest amount of dependability for their clients