SKY Perfect JSAT

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is a Japanese satellite communications and pay-television group that describes itself as the first private company in Japan to launch a satellite. The group traces its origins to 1985 and the liberalisation of Japanese telecommunications; in April 2007 SKY Perfect Communications and JSAT combined under a joint holding company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Space Communications Corporation merged in on 1 October 2008, and in April 2026 the holding and operating companies were integrated into a single company. Its group mission is "Space for your Smile", and the business rests on two pillars: a space business providing satellite communications from space to the oceans, and a media business running the SKY PerfecTV! multichannel broadcasting platform.

Space business

• Procurement and long-term operation of its own geostationary satellite fleet, with ground stations distributed across Japan for redundant operations
• High throughput satellites Horizons 3e, launched with Intelsat, and JCSAT-1C
• A strategy combining geostationary satellites with low Earth orbit satellites for communications and Earth observation, including a ground station service for LEO satellites with KSAT and a memorandum with Airbus on optical data relay
• Satellite disaster information services with Zenrin and Nihon Koei, and QPS-SAR data used for damage assessment after the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
• A proof of concept with University of Tokyo Matsuo Lab start-up EQUES on AI-assisted satellite operations, and participation in the Tokyo Space Cross Nexus start-up cluster

Recent news

In 2026 NASA certified SKY Perfect JSAT for tracking support of the Artemis II lunar mission, recognising it as the only private-sector contributor in Asia. The company also announced syndicated sustainability-linked loan financing and continues to publish monthly subscriber numbers for its media platform. Its president, Eiichi Yonekura, has set out a strategy that positions space infrastructure as a foundation for both national security and economic activity and aims to move beyond satellite operation into broader space solutions.

Shows

SKY Perfect JSAT appears in the exhibitor lists of DSEI UK 2027, SPEXA Space Business Expo 2027 and ADAS Asian Defense and Security 2027.

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