Superbird-C2 (Superbird-7) at 144° East
| Position: | 144° East |
| Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Operator: | SKY Perfect JSAT |
| Launch operator: | Arianespace |
| Launch vehicle: | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch date: | 08/14/2008 |
| Expected lifetime: | 15 Years |
Superbird-C2 was ordered as Superbird-7 by Japanese satellite communications services company Space Communications Corporation (SCC) with Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO). The 5,000kgs heavy satellite was the first commercial order of a Mitsubishi DS-2000 type satellite that featured 28 Ku-band transponders.
The satellite was ordered in April 2005 SCC, that was later merged and absorbed by satellite operator JSAT Corporation, when the satellite was renamed Superbird-C2 to replace Superbird-C to provide communications services to Japan, Eastern Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
Superbird-7 was launched in a dual launch with AMC-21 form satellite operator SES Americom (SES) on August 14th, 2008 on an Ariane 5 rocket booster operated by launch operator Arianespace from their Kourou Space Port launch complex in French Guyana.
Superbird-C2 (Superbird-7) at 144° East
Superbird-C2 (Superbird-7) at 144° East
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