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By Staff Writer | August 12, 2009

Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] The JCSAT-12 satellite will be launched Aug. 22, Sky Perfect JSAT announced Aug. 11.
The satellite will be launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The Optus D3 satellite will join the JCSAT-12 spacecraft in a dual-payload mission.
The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin has 30 Ku-band transponders and 12 C-band transponders and will cover Japan, Oceania, Asia-Pacific and Hawaii. The satellite has a planned lifetime of 15 years.

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