First Privately‐Owned Japanese Satellite in Position Over Longitude 150° East

Abstract

JCSAT 1, Japan's first privately‐owned commercial communications satellite, launched by Ariane 4 rocket from French Guiana on 6th March, has now been manoeuvred into geosynchronous orbit over Longitude 150°E, with its antenna and solar arrays fully deployed.

Citation

(1989), "First Privately‐Owned Japanese Satellite in Position Over Longitude 150° East", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 61 No. 4, pp. 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036771