Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
According to its operator Space Communications Corporation the deployment of Superbird 7 (to be called Superbird-C2 after launch) marks the first time a satellite operator in Japan has used a commercial satellite that was made in Japan. Superbird-C2 was manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation based on the DS2000 satellite bus.Superbird 7 was launched August 14 2008 by an Ariane 5 carrier rocket. It has a mass of 5 tonnes (11000 lb) at launch and a design life of more than 15 years.