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Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15

Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15

Status: Success  |  Launched: Dec 21, 2016 20:30 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

Both are communications satellites. Equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads, Star One D1 will be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, broadband, Internet access, and other services in Brazil and in the Latin American region. JCSAT-15 will operate in Ku-band and is designed with the flexibility to be used for services such as video distribution in Japan, and data transfer communications, maritime and aviation applications in the Indian Ocean Region.

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
  • Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.