The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R relay satellite for Arianespace’s fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2011 has been delivered to French Guiana, arriving at Cayenne’s Rochambeau International Airport aboard a chartered An-124 cargo jetliner.
Built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems on behalf of B-SAT Corporation and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R will serve as a hybrid broadcasting and telecommunications satellite – operating from an orbital position of 110 degrees East longitude.
The satellite – which has been transferred to the Spaceport’s clean room facilities for pre-launch preparations – will be orbited along with its co-passenger, ASTRA 1N, on a dual-payload Ariane 5 mission scheduled for liftoff on July 1.