[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Lockheed Martin was awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to build its next geostationary communications satellite, JCSAT-13, Lockheed Martin announced April 16.
    JCSAT-13, based on Lockheed Martin’s A2100 geosynchronous spacecraft series and scheduled for launch in 2013, will feature an all Ku-band payload incorporating 44 fixed communication channels that will provide uplink and downlink coverage over Japan, Asia and Oceania. The satellite will also feature two steerable antennas, providing coverage for new and emerging markets as well as quick response coverage. The spacecraft will be located at 124 degrees East.
     JCSAT-13 is the seventh satellite order Sky Perfect JSAT has awarded to Lockheed Martin.