JCSAT-16 (41729)

COSPAR: 2016-050A | Alt Name: JCSAT 16

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 14, 2016

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC40

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41729

International Designator

2016-050A

Epoch

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:35:34 GMT

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Inclination

0.02°

Right Ascension

22.73°

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Argument of Perigee

83.06°

Period

1436.11 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

JCSAT-16

Alternative Name

JCSAT 16

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

SKPJ

Country

Japan

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 41729U 16050A   26183.85803257 -.00000240  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990

2 41729   0.0184  22.7269 0001216  83.0580 267.9549  1.00270937 36224

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Summary

JCSAT-16 (also known as JCSAT 16) is a communication satellite operated by SKPJ and manufactured by SSL using the SSL-1300 bus configuration. It was launched on August 14, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 via a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 4.5 meters in length, 2.2 meters in diameter, and spans 27 meters with its deployed solar arrays. Its dry mass is 2500 kilograms while the launch mass was 4600 kilograms. JCSAT-16 carries Ku-band and Ka-band transponders and is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. It has a mission lifetime of 15 years, designed primarily for communication purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

4.5

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

2500

Launch Mass

4600

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

18.8988

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

JCSAT 16

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

SSL

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

LS-1300

Configuration

SSL-1300

Motor

R-4D

Equipment

Ku-band and Ka-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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