| JCSAT-15 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | SKY Perfect JSAT Group |
| Cospar Id: | 2016-082A |
| Satcat: | 41903 |
| Website: | http://www.jsat.net/en/contour/satellite-fleet.html |
| Spacecraft: | JCSAT-15 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | SSL 1300 |
| Manufacturer: | SSL |
| Launch Mass: | 3400kg (7,500lb) |
| Power: | 10 kW |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch Site: | Guiana Space Centre ELA-3 |
| Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Semimajor: | ~ |
| Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.0006348 |
| Orbit Periapsis: | ~ |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | ~ |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.0625 |
| Orbit Period: | ~1434 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | Ku band |
| Programme: | JSAT |
| Previous Mission: | JCSAT-16 |
| Next Mission: | JCSAT-17 |
JCSAT-15 is a communications satellite designed and manufactured for SKY Perfect JSAT Group by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform. It has a launch weight of 3400kg (7,500lb), a power production capacity of 10 kW and a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of Ku band and Ka band transponders.
SKY Perfect JSAT Group will use JCSAT-15 as a replacement of N-SAT-110.
In April 2014, SSL announced that it had been awarded a contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to manufacture two satellites: JCSAT-15 and JCSAT-16. The former would be a 10 kW satellite to be a replacement of N-SAT-110 plus expansion capability.
On Sep 8, 2014 Arianespace announced that it had signed a launch service contract with JSAT for the launch of JCSAT-15 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, and the launch occurred on December 21, 2016.[1] It will move to a geostationary orbit at 110E.