In February 2017 satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT from Japan ordered the JCSAT-17 communication satellite with Lockheed Martin. The satellite will be operated in S-band for mobile communications and C- and Ku-band and will be built on the LM-2100 bus.

JCSAT-17 was designed for a for a life time of 15+ years. It will carry a S-band mobile communications payload including a flexible processor that will allow SJC to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high-volume events. The 18m unfurlable antenna will be built by Harris Corp.

The satellite was launched on February 19^th, 2020 on an Ariane 5ECA rocket booster operated by launch operator Arianespace from the Kourou Space Port in French Guyana.