{"id":12832,"date":"2019-11-15T23:14:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T15:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/broadband-satellite-to-serve-pacific-islands-delivered-to-florida-launch-base\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T23:14:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T15:14:45","slug":"broadband-satellite-to-serve-pacific-islands-delivered-to-florida-launch-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/broadband-satellite-to-serve-pacific-islands-delivered-to-florida-launch-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadband satellite to serve Pacific islands delivered to Florida launch base"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41794\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41794\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AZ9OzVN1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AZ9OzVN1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AZ9OzVN1-300x151.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AZ9OzVN1-768x387.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AZ9OzVN1-678x341.jpeg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 communications satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for pre-launch processing. Credit: Kacific<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A powerful commercial communications satellite to broadcast Internet signals over the Asia-Pacific region has arrived at Cape Canaveral for final launch preparations ahead of a planned Dec. 15 liftoff on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n<p>The JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 communications satellite, based on Boeing\u2019s 702MP satellite design, is a shared spacecraft between Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. of Japan and Kacific, a startup telecom company headquartered in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Kacific announced the satellites\u2019s arrival at Cape Canaveral on Thursday. Ground crews will complete final testing on the spacecraft and load it with maneuvering propellant ahead of its launch next month.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft was built at Boeing\u2019s satellite factory in El Segundo, California. According to Kacific, the satellite will weigh around 15,000 pounds (6,800 kilograms) fully fueled for launch.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket will deploy the JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 satellite in an elliptical transfer orbit, then the spacecraft will use its on-board propulsion system to reach a circular geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator. The satellite will maneuver into a position over the Asia-Pacific to begin a planned 15-year service life.<\/p>\n<p>JSAT will use the satellite\u2019s Ku-band capacity to provide communication services over Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region, with a coverage range extending from Indonesia and Southeast Asia to coastal China and Eastern Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Kacific\u2019s mission will utilize the satellite\u2019s Ka-band payload, which includes 56 spot beams delivering up to 60 gigabits per second of data throughput capacity, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The new satellite will \u201cprovide the most powerful signal level ever achieved in a commercial satellite in the (Asia-Pacific) region,\u201d Kacific said in a statement. Founded in 2013, Kacific says the JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 spacecraft will stream broadband to 25 nations in Southeast Asia and in the Pacific islands, where dispersed populations and rugged terrain pose roadblocks for building terrestrial Internet links.<\/p>\n<p>Kacific says education, health care and emergency response services will benefit from the company\u2019s satellite broadband network.<\/p>\n<p>The JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 spacecraft is currently scheduled for launch Dec. 15 from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad during a window opening at 7:10 p.m. EST and closing at 8:38 p.m. EST (0010-0138 GMT on Dec. 16).<\/p>\n<p>The mission is second in line at pad 40. SpaceX first plans to launch a Falcon 9 flight Dec. 4 with a Dragon supply ship heading for the International Space Station with several tons of cargo, including a sharp-eyed hyperspectral Earth-imaging instrument.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, SpaceX teams at pad 39A aim to launch a modified Falcon 9 rocket next month on a high-altitude abort test of the company\u2019s Crew Dragon spacecraft. The escape demonstration, which will occur around 90 seconds after liftoff, will prove the capsule\u2019s ability to get away from a failing launch vehicle in flight.<\/p>\n<p>The test is a prerequisite for SpaceX\u2019s first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JCSAT 18\/Kacific 1 communications satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for pre-launch processing. Credit: Kacific A powerful commercial communications satellite to broadcast Internet signals over the Asia-Pacific region has arrived at Cape Canaveral for final launch preparations ahead of a planned Dec. 15 liftoff on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 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