JSat-2A

JSat-2A, orbiting at 154°E, has additional C-band transponders which provide a broad network for global customers, covering Hawaii, Asia and Oceania. Its Ku-band transponders are employed mainly for communications carriers, corporate and public-sector networks and pulse-code modulation (PCM) audio broadcasts.

JSat-2A carries 16 Ku-band transponders, each with 120 watts provided by traveling-wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs), and 16 C-band transponders, each with 34 watts provided by solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs). In addition to standard 36MHz transponders, JSat-2A is equipped with 54MHz wide transponders allowing customers to transmit large carriers, MCPC Video and DVB Data.