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| key_people = Shinji Takada, President
| key_people = Shinji Takada, President
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]
| products = [[Fixed service satellite]]<br>[[Direct broadcast satellite]]<br>[[Pay TV]]
| products = [[Fixed service satellite]]<br />[[Direct broadcast satellite]]<br />[[Pay TV]]
| revenue = [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 163.2 bn
| revenue = [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 163.2 bn
| revenue_year = FY14
| revenue_year = FY14
| net_income = [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 13.5 bn
| net_income = [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 13.5 bn
| net_income_year = FY14
| net_income_year = FY14
| subsid = SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (100%)<br>OptiCast Inc. (100%)<br>JSAT International Inc. (100%)<br>Satellite Network, Inc. (92%)<br>Cable Television Adachi Corp. (77.3%)<br>SKY Perfect Mobile Inc. (100%)<br>SKY Perfect Well Think,Co.Ltd. (100%)<br>Data Network Center Corporation (51%)<br>JSAT MOBILE Communications (53.3%)
| subsid = SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (100%)<br />OptiCast Inc. (100%)<br />JSAT International Inc. (100%)<br />Satellite Network, Inc. (92%)<br />Cable Television Adachi Corp. (77.3%)<br />SKY Perfect Mobile Inc. (100%)<br />SKY Perfect Well Think,Co.Ltd. (100%)<br />Data Network Center Corporation (51%)<br />JSAT MOBILE Communications (53.3%)
| homepage = [http://www.sptvjsat.com/toppage Official website]
| homepage = [http://www.sptvjsat.com/toppage Official website]
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==History==
==History==
===JSAT===
===JSAT===
The space and satellite business of the group dates to 1985, when its three predecessor companies were formed: '''Japan Communications Satellite Company''' (JCSC), '''Space Communications Corporation''' (SCC) and '''Satellite Japan Corporation''' (SJC). [[JCSAT-1]], Japan’s first private-sector communications satellite, was launched in 1989. JCSC and SJC merged in 1993, becoming '''Japan Satellite Systems''', which changed its name to '''JSAT Corporation''' in 2000. JSAT was listed on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] in the same year. SCC was acquired by the Sky Perfect JSAT Group in 2008.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Group History|url=http://www.skyperfectjsat.co.jp/en/about/history.html|publisher=SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref>
The space and satellite business of the group dates to 1985, when its three predecessor companies were formed: '''Japan Communications Satellite Company''' (JCSC), '''Space Communications Corporation''' (SCC) and '''Satellite Japan Corporation''' (SJC). [[JCSAT-1]], Japan’s first private-sector communications satellite, was launched in 1989. JCSC and SJC merged in 1993, becoming '''Japan Satellite Systems''', which changed its name to '''JSAT Corporation''' in 2000. JSAT was listed on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] in the same year. SCC was acquired by the Sky Perfect JSAT Group in 2008.<ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728 /><ref name=globalsecurity-japanjcsat /><ref name=jsat-pr20080312 /><ref name=jsat-pr20080806 />


===Sky PerfecTV===
===Sky PerfecTV===
The [[pay TV]] business of the group dates to 1994, when '''Japan Digital Broadcast Service''' was founded (under the temporary name "DMC Planning"). It began the PerfecTV! pay TV service in 1996. '''Japan Sky Broadcasting''' ("JSkyB") was founded in 1996 and merged with JDBS in 1998. In 2000 it acquired the Japan business of [[DirecTV]].<ref name="history" />
The [[pay TV]] business of the group dates to 1994, when '''Japan Digital Broadcast Service''' was founded (under the temporary name "DMC Planning"). It began the PerfecTV! pay TV service in 1996. '''Japan Sky Broadcasting''' ("JSkyB") was founded in 1996 and merged with JDBS in 1998. In 2000 it acquired the Japan business of [[DirecTV]].<ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728 />


===Merger===
===Merger===
JSAT and SKY Perfect transferred their stock to a joint holding company, '''SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation''', on April 2, 2007. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation changed its name to '''SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.''' on June 27, 2008. The SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation name was re-adopted by JSAT Corporation, SKY Perfect Communications and Space Communications Corporation when they merged on October 1, 2008.<ref name="history" />
JSAT and SKY Perfect transferred their stock to a joint holding company, '''SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation''', on April 2, 2007. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation changed its name to '''SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.''' on June 27, 2008. The SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation name was re-adopted by JSAT Corporation, SKY Perfect Communications and Space Communications Corporation when they merged on October 1, 2008.<ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728 /><ref name=globalsecurity-japanjcsat /><ref name=jsat-pr20080312 /><ref name=jsat-pr20080806 />


==Satellite fleet==
==Satellite fleet==
{{main article|JSAT (satellite constellation)}}
{{As of|2014|03}}, SKY Perfect JSAT owned sixteen communications satellites, two jointly owned by [[Intelsat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsat.net/en/index.html |title =SKY Perfect JSAT}}</ref>


The '''JSAT constellation''' is a [[Communication satellite|communication]] and [[Satellite broadcasting|broadcasting]] [[satellite constellation]] currently operated by [[SKY Perfect JSAT Group]]. It has become the most important commercial constellation in Japan, and the fifth of the world. It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan, with only [[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation|B-SAT]] left as a local competitor.<ref name=globalsecurity-japanjcsat /><ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728 />
These include:


It began in 1985 with the the opening of the communication markets in Japan and the founding of '''Japan Communications Satellite Company''', '''Satellite Japan Corporation''', '''Space Communications Corporation'''. It grew by own investment, mergers and acquisitions of the parent companies. As of August 2016, in includes the fleets of three previously mentioned companies, [[Horizons Satellite LLC]] and [[NTT DoCoMo]] and the [[DSN (satellite network)|DSN military network]].<ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728 /><ref name=globalsecurity-japanjcsat /><ref name=globalsecurity-japannstar /><ref name=globalsecurity-japansuperbird /><ref name=jsat-pr20130115 />
* JCSAT-6 - launched 1999-02-16 from [[Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 36|SLC-36]] at Cape Canaveral on an [[Atlas II]]-AS, with a mass of 1230.0&nbsp;kg. [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1999-006A]

=== JCSAT-11 ===
{{wikinews|Proton rocket fails during launch of JCSAT-11 satellite}}
On February 6, 2006 JSAT announced it had contracted with [[International Launch Services]] (ILS) to launch its JCSAT-11 satellite on a [[Proton-M]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.satnews.com/stories2006/2094.htm | title = JSAT Selects ILS Proton to Launch JCSAT-11 Satellite | publisher = Satnews Daily}}</ref> The satellite was based on the [[Lockheed-Martin]] [[A2100]] design.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2007/0904ss_JCSATAdvisory.html | title = Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-11 Satellite Ready for Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome | date=2007-09-04| publisher = Lockheed Martin}}</ref> Launch occurred at 22:43 GMT, on 5 September 2007, from LC-200/39 at the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]. Due to a mulfunction of the second stage of the rocket the spacecraft failed to reach orbit. Instead, the spacecraft and rocket debris impacted about {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city of [[Zhezqazghan]], in the central [[Karaganda]] region of [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/98762941-D104-4249-A9AF-40911DE63466.html | title = Kazakhs Announce Probe Into Russian Rocket Crash| publisher = Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty}}</ref>

JCSAT-11 was intended as a backup to JSAT's existing eight spacecraft. After the launch failure, JSAT Corporation announced plans to purchase an identical replacement satellite.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jsat.net/en/renewal/release/release/files/20070906-01.pdf| title = Order of the Replacement Satellite of JCSAT-11 Backup Satellite Following Launch Failure| publisher = JSAT}}</ref>

=== JCSAT-12 ===
On September 19, 2007, launch service provider [[Arianespace]] announced that JSAT had chosen the [[Ariane 5]] as the [[launch vehicle]] for JCSAT-12.<ref>
{{cite web | url = http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/releases/07_09_19_release_index.html | title = Arianespace to launch Japanese satellite JCSAT-12 | publisher = Arianespace}}</ref> The launch of Ariane flight V-190, which will carry both JCSAT-12 and [[Optus D3]] in a dual payload configuration, occurred on August 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/609.asp |title=Ariane 5 soars to another heavy-lift success in lofting the TerreStar-1 mobile communications satellite |publisher=Arianespace |date=July 1, 2009}}</ref>

=== JCSAT-13 ===

On May 15, 2012 Arianespace used an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA206, to launch the JCSAT 13 and Vinasat 2 communications satellites. JCSAT 13 is to provide communications and television broadcast services to Japan.<ref name="sfn_ll">{{cite web|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/launchlog.html|title=Spaceflight Now - Tracking Station - Launch log|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=30 April 2016}}</ref>

=== JCSAT-14 ===
After months of delays due to the 2015 failure of [[Falcon 9 Flight 19]], a new satellite designated JCSAT-14 was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on board a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9 FT]] on May 6, 2016. JCSAT 14 will support data networks, television broadcasters and mobile communications users in Japan, East Asia, Russia, Oceania, Hawaii and other Pacific islands.<ref name="sfn_ll"/>

=== JCSAT-16 ===
A second 2016 launch for JSAT Corporation is manifested for August 2016 on a [[Falcon 9 full thrust|Falcon 9 FT]]. It will be a backup satellite for Ku-band and Ka-band communications services over the Japanese market.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=globalsecurity-japanjcsat>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/japan/jcsat.htm |title=JCSAT |publisher=Global Security |access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref>
<ref name=globalsecurity-japannstar>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/japan/n-star.htm |title=N-Star |publisher=Global Security |access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref>
<ref name=globalsecurity-japansuperbird>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/japan/superbird.htm |title=Superbird |publisher=Global Security |access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
<ref name=skyperfectjsat-history20160728>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyperfectjsat.co.jp/en/about/history.html |title=History |publisher=SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. |access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
<ref name=jsat-pr20080312>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyperfectjsat.co.jp/pdf/images/news/E/E0000147.pdf |title=Making Space Communications Corporation (SCC) a wholly owned subsidiary |date=March 12, 2008 |format=PDF |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>
<ref name=jsat-pr20080806>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyperfectjsat.co.jp/pdf/images/news/E/E0000106.pdf |title=Notice of Merger of Consolidated Subsidiaries |publisher=SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation & Intelsat |date=August 6, 2008 |format=PDF |access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>
<ref name=jsat-pr20130115>{{cite web |url=http://www.sptvjsat.com/wp-content/uploads/130115_hd_DSNPFIEN.pdf |title=Execution of a Program to Upgrade and Operate X-Band Satellite Communications Functions by the Subsidiary |publisher=SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation & Intelsat |date=January 15, 2013 |format=PDF |access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
}}


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 23:01, 5 August 2016

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.
Native name
株式会社スカパーJSATホールディングス
Company typePublic KK
IndustryTelecommunication
PredecessorsJSAT Corporation
Sky Perfect Communications, Inc.
FoundedApril 2, 2007 (by merger)
HeadquartersMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Shinji Takada, President
ProductsFixed service satellite
Direct broadcast satellite
Pay TV
RevenueJPY 163.2 bn (FY14)
JPY 13.5 bn (FY14)
Number of employees
808[1] (2016)
SubsidiariesSKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (100%)
OptiCast Inc. (100%)
JSAT International Inc. (100%)
Satellite Network, Inc. (92%)
Cable Television Adachi Corp. (77.3%)
SKY Perfect Mobile Inc. (100%)
SKY Perfect Well Think,Co.Ltd. (100%)
Data Network Center Corporation (51%)
JSAT MOBILE Communications (53.3%)
WebsiteOfficial website

The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is a Japanese corporate group that claims to be Asia’s largest satellite communication and multi-channel pay TV company.[2] It owns the SKY PerfecTV! satellite broadcasting service and the SKY Perfect Well Think content studio, among other businesses.

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (株式会社スカパーJSATホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha Sukapā JSAT Holdings) (TYO: 9412) is the holding company for the group, and holds 100% of the shares of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (スカパーJSAT株式会社, Sukapā JSAT Kabushiki-gaisha), the group's main operating company.

History

JSAT

The space and satellite business of the group dates to 1985, when its three predecessor companies were formed: Japan Communications Satellite Company (JCSC), Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and Satellite Japan Corporation (SJC). JCSAT-1, Japan’s first private-sector communications satellite, was launched in 1989. JCSC and SJC merged in 1993, becoming Japan Satellite Systems, which changed its name to JSAT Corporation in 2000. JSAT was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the same year. SCC was acquired by the Sky Perfect JSAT Group in 2008.[3][4][5][6]

Sky PerfecTV

The pay TV business of the group dates to 1994, when Japan Digital Broadcast Service was founded (under the temporary name "DMC Planning"). It began the PerfecTV! pay TV service in 1996. Japan Sky Broadcasting ("JSkyB") was founded in 1996 and merged with JDBS in 1998. In 2000 it acquired the Japan business of DirecTV.[3]

Merger

JSAT and SKY Perfect transferred their stock to a joint holding company, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, on April 2, 2007. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation changed its name to SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. on June 27, 2008. The SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation name was re-adopted by JSAT Corporation, SKY Perfect Communications and Space Communications Corporation when they merged on October 1, 2008.[3][4][5][6]

Satellite fleet

Main article: JSAT (satellite constellation)

The JSAT constellation is a communication and broadcasting satellite constellation currently operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It has become the most important commercial constellation in Japan, and the fifth of the world. It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan, with only B-SAT left as a local competitor.[4][3]

It began in 1985 with the the opening of the communication markets in Japan and the founding of Japan Communications Satellite Company, Satellite Japan Corporation, Space Communications Corporation. It grew by own investment, mergers and acquisitions of the parent companies. As of August 2016, in includes the fleets of three previously mentioned companies, Horizons Satellite LLC and NTT DoCoMo and the DSN military network.[3][4][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "(株)スカパーＪＳＡＴホールディングス". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Corporate Philosophy". SKY Perfect JSAT Group.
  3. ^ a b c d e "History". SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ^ a b c d "JCSAT". Global Security. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ^ a b "Making Space Communications Corporation (SCC) a wholly owned subsidiary" (PDF). March 12, 2008. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ^ a b "Notice of Merger of Consolidated Subsidiaries" (PDF). SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation & Intelsat. August 6, 2008. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. ^ "N-Star". Global Security. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  8. ^ "Superbird". Global Security. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  9. ^ "Execution of a Program to Upgrade and Operate X-Band Satellite Communications Functions by the Subsidiary" (PDF). SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation & Intelsat. January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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