Japan Satellite Systems Inc. selected Lockheed Martin Corp.’s [LMT] Atlas 2AS rocket to launch its upcoming JCSat 6 satellite, from Cape Canaveral in mid-1998. JCSat 6 will be a Hughes Electronics Corp. [GMH] HS 601, with 32 Ku-band transponders. JSat launched its third satellite aboard an Atlas 2AS in 1995, while the next launch on the Atlas manifest is JCSat 4, on Feb. 15. The Atlas launch backlog now is 30 missions, Lockheed Martin said. (ILS International Launch Services, 619/645-6400.)