* Astronomy

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has entered into an agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for the construction of its new communications satellite JCSAT 14, scheduled for a 2015 launch. JCSAT 14 will succeed and replace JCSAT 2A in the 154 degree east orbital position. Based on the SSL 1300 platform, the new satellite will feature larger, re-designed C-band and Ku-band payloads, boosting the available regional capacity by multiple folds. Its predecessor JCSAT-13 was successfully placed into the geostationary Earth orbit in May 2012.