Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Superbird-B2 also known by its pre-launch designation Superbird-4 is a Japanese communications satellite which is operated by JSAT Corporation. It was originally built and launched for the Space Communications Corporation which merged with JSAT in October 2008. It was constructed by Hughes and is based on the HS-601HP satellite bus. Launch occurred on 18 February 2000 at 01:04 GMT.