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id="cite_ref-Display_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Catalog_Number" title="Satellite Catalog Number">SATCAT <abbr title="number">no.</abbr></a></th><td class="infobox-data">23781</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mission duration</th><td class="infobox-data">10 years (planned)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Spacecraft properties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spacecraft</th><td class="infobox-data">N-STAR b</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Satellite_bus" title="Satellite bus">Bus</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SSL_1300" title="SSL 1300">SSL 1300</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SSL_(company)" title="SSL (company)">Space Systems/Loral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch mass</th><td class="infobox-data">3,400 kg (7,500 lb) <sup id="cite_ref-Gunter_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunter-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Service_life#BOL_and_EOL" title="Service life">BOL mass</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,050 kg (4,520 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dry mass</th><td class="infobox-data">1,617 kg (3,565 lb)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Start of mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch date</th><td class="infobox-data">5 February 1996, 07:19:38 <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a><sup id="cite_ref-Display_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rocket</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">Ariane 44P H10-3</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Centre Spatial Guyanais</a>, <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arianespace" title="Arianespace">Arianespace</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Orbital parameters</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference system</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geocentric_orbit" title="Geocentric orbit">Geocentric orbit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regime</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">Geostationary orbit</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Transponders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Band</th><td class="infobox-data">6 <a href="/wiki/C_band_(IEEE)" title="C band (IEEE)">C-band</a><br />11 <a href="/wiki/Ka_band" title="Ka band">Ka-band</a><br />8 <a href="/wiki/Ku_band" title="Ku band">Ku-band</a><br />1 <a href="/wiki/S_band" title="S band">S-band</a><sup id="cite_ref-soumu-wp1999chapter2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soumu-wp1999chapter2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coverage area</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="" style="width:100%; text-align:center; border-top:1px #aaa solid"><a href="/wiki/JSAT_(satellite_constellation)" title="JSAT (satellite constellation)">N-Star constellation</a></div><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/N-STAR_a" title="N-STAR a">N-STAR a</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/N-STAR_c" title="N-STAR c">N-STAR c</a> →</div></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>N-STAR b</b>, was a <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary</a> <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">communications satellite</a> originally ordered by a consortium including <a href="/wiki/NTT_Docomo" title="NTT Docomo">NTT DoCoMo</a> and <a href="/wiki/JSAT_Corporation" title="JSAT Corporation">JSAT Corporation</a>, and later fully acquired by JSAT, which was merged into <a href="/wiki/SKY_Perfect_JSAT" title="SKY Perfect JSAT">SKY Perfect JSAT Group</a>. It was designed and manufactured by <a href="/wiki/SSL_(company)" title="SSL (company)">Space Systems/Loral</a> on the <a href="/wiki/SSL_1300" title="SSL 1300">SSL 1300</a> platform.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunter_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunter-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb), and a 10-year design life.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunter_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunter-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its payload is composed of 6 <a href="/wiki/C_band_(IEEE)" title="C band (IEEE)">C-band</a>, 11 <a href="/wiki/Ka_band" title="Ka band">Ka-band</a>, 8 <a href="/wiki/Ku_band" title="Ku band">Ku-band</a> and 1 <a href="/wiki/S_band" title="S band">S-band</a> <a href="/wiki/Transponder_(satellite_communications)" title="Transponder (satellite communications)">transponders</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=N-STAR_b&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>N-Star</b> was created as a joint venture between JSAT, <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone" title="Nippon Telegraph and Telephone">Nippon Telegraph and Telephone</a> (NTT), <a href="/wiki/NTT_Communications" title="NTT Communications">NTT Communications</a> and <a href="/wiki/NTT_Docomo" title="NTT Docomo">NTT DoCoMo</a> for the supply of these latter two <i>WIDESTAR</i> satellite telephone and data packet service.<sup id="cite_ref-nttdocomo-f20afy2000_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nttdocomo-f20afy2000-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> JSAT would handle the satellite side of business and NTT DoCoMo would operate the payload.<sup id="cite_ref-nttdocomo-f20afy2001_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nttdocomo-f20afy2001-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NTTDoCoMo2002_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTTDoCoMo2002-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two identical satellites were ordered on 1992 from <a href="/wiki/SSL_(company)" title="SSL (company)">Space Systems Loral</a>, <a href="/wiki/N-STAR_a" title="N-STAR a">N-STAR a</a> and <b>N-STAR b</b>, for 1995 and 1996 on orbit delivery.<sup id="cite_ref-globalsecurity-japannstar_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globalsecurity-japannstar-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sslmda-1300history_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sslmda-1300history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would be "switchboards in the sky" having S-band, C-band, Ka-band and Ku-band payload.<sup id="cite_ref-sslmda-nstar_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sslmda-nstar-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>N-STAR a was successfully launched aboard an <a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">Ariane 44P</a> on 29 August 1995. Its twin, N-STAR b, launched on 5 February 1996, also aboard an Ariane 44P.<sup id="cite_ref-Gunter_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunter-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sslmda-nstar_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sslmda-nstar-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The satellite telephone service was operational in March 1996. In March 2000, the packet communications service was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-nttdocomo-technicaljournalv12n02_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nttdocomo-technicaljournalv12n02-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2000, JSAT received the <a href="/wiki/NTT_Communications" title="NTT Communications">NTT Communications</a> interest in the N-STAR a and N-STAR b.<sup id="cite_ref-jsat-book2012whoweare_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jsat-book2012whoweare-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-skyperfectjsat-history20160728_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyperfectjsat-history20160728-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2003, the JSAT acquired the NTT DoCoMo interest on N-STAR a and N-STAR b, whom then leased them back.<sup id="cite_ref-nttdocomo-pr20030731_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nttdocomo-pr20030731-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nttdocomo-f20afy2003_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nttdocomo-f20afy2003-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=N-STAR_b&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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href="/w/index.php?title=Gran%27_No.44L&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gran' No.44L (page does not exist)">Gran' #44L</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_TM-23" title="Soyuz TM-23">Soyuz TM-23</a></u></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/STS-75" title="STS-75">STS-75</a></u> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=TSS-1R&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TSS-1R (page does not exist)">TSS-1R</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_(satellite)" title="Polar (satellite)">Polar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">March</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=REX_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="REX II (page does not exist)">REX II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_707" title="Intelsat 707">Intelsat 707</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_2331&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 2331 (page 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href="/w/index.php?title=Arabsat_2A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arabsat 2A (page does not exist)">Arabsat 2A</a>, <a href="/wiki/T%C3%BCrksat_1C" title="Türksat 1C">Türksat 1C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA-126" title="USA-126">USA-126</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=USA-127&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="USA-127 (page does not exist)">USA-127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progress_M-32" title="Progress M-32">Progress M-32</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">August</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=T%C3%A9l%C3%A9com_2D&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Télécom 2D (page does not exist)">Télécom 2D</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Italsat_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Italsat 2 (page does not exist)">Italsat 2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Molniya_1-79&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Molniya 1-79 (page does not exist)">Molniya 1-79</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Midori_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Midori (satellite) (page does not exist)">Midori</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuji_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuji 2 (page does not exist)">Fuji 2</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_TM-24" title="Soyuz TM-24">Soyuz TM-24</a></u></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HGS-2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HGS-2 (page does not exist)">Chinasat-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fast_Auroral_Snapshot_Explorer" class="mw-redirect" title="Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer">FAST</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interbol_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Interbol 2 (page does not exist)">Interbol 2</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maigon_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maigon 5 (page does not exist)">Maigon 5</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Victor_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Victor (satellite) (page does not exist)">Victor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">September</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_2333&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 2333 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 2333</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_2334&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 2334 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 2334</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=UNAMSAT-2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UNAMSAT-2 (page does not exist)">UNAMSAT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Inmarsat-3_F2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inmarsat-3 F2 (page does not exist)">Inmarsat-3 F2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMC-1" title="AMC-1">GE-1</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/High_Energy_Transient_Explorer" class="mw-redirect" title="High Energy Transient Explorer">HETE</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=SAC-B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SAC-B (page does not exist)">SAC-B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mars_Global_Surveyor" title="Mars Global Surveyor">Mars Global Surveyor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arabsat_2B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arabsat 2B (page does not exist)">Arabsat 2B</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Africasat_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Africasat 2 (page does not exist)">MEASAT-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mars_96" title="Mars 96">Mars 96</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/STS-80" title="STS-80">STS-80</a></u> (<a href="/wiki/Wake_Shield_Facility" title="Wake Shield Facility">WSF</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=ORFEUS-SPAS&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ORFEUS-SPAS (page does not exist)">ORFEUS-SPAS</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progress_M-33" title="Progress 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