{"id":18608,"date":"2018-03-12T17:29:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T09:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-strikes-satellite-launch-deal-with-japans-sky-perfect-jsat\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T09:29:15","slug":"jeff-bezos-blue-origin-strikes-satellite-launch-deal-with-japans-sky-perfect-jsat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-strikes-satellite-launch-deal-with-japans-sky-perfect-jsat\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin strikes satellite launch deal with Japan\u2019s Sky Perfect JSAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_403857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403857\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-403857\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180312-blueorigin-630x402.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Origin and Sky Perfect JSAT\" width=\"630\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180312-blueorigin-630x402.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180312-blueorigin-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180312-blueorigin-1260x803.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180312-blueorigin.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-403857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith and founder Jeff Bezos meet with Sky Perfect JSAT CEO Shinji Takada and other executives. (Blue Origin Photo via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it has signed up Japan\u2019s Sky Perfect JSAT for a satellite launch to geostationary orbit in the 2020s.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement of the deal was timed to coincide with the Satellite 2018 conference in Washington, D.C., one of the year\u2019s top events for satellite operators and launch providers.<\/p>\n<p>In its tweet, Blue Origin didn\u2019t provide much detail about the deal, such as the pricing or the timing for the launch. But the agreement involves sending up a yet-to-be-named Sky Perfect JSAT satellite on Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket, which is currently under development.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin is targeting 2020 for the first launch of New Glenn&nbsp;\u2014 which is named after the late senator-astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Blue Origin New Glenn: Reusable, Vertical-Landing Booster with BE-4 engine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVo1gCKUUB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The rocket is to be built at Blue Origin\u2019s 750,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Florida, and launched from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Perfect JSAT is one of the Asia-Pacific region\u2019s leading satellite operators, providing broadcast TV and other data services. Three of the company\u2019s JCSAT satellites were launched in 2016 on SpaceX Falcon 9&nbsp;and Ariane 5&nbsp;rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin now has satellite launch agreements with four companies. Last year, the company reported deals with Eutelsat, OneWeb and mu Space. Today Blue Origin said its memorandum of understanding with Thailand-based mu Space has been converted into a firm contract for a geostationary satellite launch.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos founded Blue Origin in the year 2000, and the company\u2019s workforce now exceeds 1,400 employees. Its headquarters are in Kent, Wash., but it has its New Shepard suborbital launch operation in West Texas and a growing orbital development team in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin is in the midst of testing its next-generation BE-4 rocket engine, which is slated to be used on New Glenn as well as on United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan rocket. Meanwhile, Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship, which is powered by the hydrogen-fueled BE-3 engine, is&nbsp;undergoing uncrewed flight tests and could start taking on passengers within the next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith and founder Jeff Bezos meet with Sky Perfect JSAT CEO Shinji Takada and other executives. (Blue Origin Photo via Twitter) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it has signed up Japan\u2019s Sky Perfect JSAT for a satellite launch to geostationary orbit in the 2020s. 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