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  • Lockheed Starts to Build 8th Comms Satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Starts to Build 8th Comms Satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT

    Lockheed Martin has begun to assemble an eighth communications satellite for Japan-based operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. inside a clean room near Denver, Colorado. JCSAT-17 is based on Lockheed’s LM2100 bus and the satellite’s payload is designed to incorporate S-band transponders, a processor and an 18-meter mesh reflector, the company said Wednesday. The satellite will offer high-bandwidth communications during high-volume events, such […] More

  • Lockheed Receives Satellite Order from SKY Perfect JSAT; Carl Marchetto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Receives Satellite Order from SKY Perfect JSAT; Carl Marchetto Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to build an S band satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. based on the A2100 design. Lockheed said Wednesday it will produce JCSAT-17, the eighth satellite SJC has ordered for disaster relief missions. The company will manufacture the satellite in Denver, Colorado, and deliver the product in 2019. “We’ve built a number […] More