Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced it has shipped the JCSAT-17, its third satellite, based on the modernized LM 2100 bus to French Guiana for launch aboard an Ariane V rocket, the company said.
JCSAT-17 will provide flexible mobile communications services to users in Japan and the surrounding region. Arianespace will launch JCSAT-17 from its spaceport in Kourou.
JCSAT-17 is the first Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) communications satellite built on the modernized LM 2100, which includes 26 innovations that make the satellite more powerful, flexible and versatile in orbit. A reprogrammable mission processor adds flexibility as mission needs change. Lockheed Martin is currently manufacturing five modernized LM 2100 based satellites for commercial and government customers.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Source: https://financial-news.co.uk/lockheed-martin-ships-communications-satellite-to-frenc/