SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. announced that SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer; Eiichi Yonekura), a 100% owned subsidiary, announces the launch schedule for the Horizons-4 communications satellite. The Horizons-4 satellite marks the fifth satellite by SKY Perfect JSAT and Intelsat (Head Office: Luxemburg, Chief Executive Officer: David Wajsgras) in 20 years, following Horizons-1 (launched in 2003); Horizons-2 (launched in 2007); JCSAT-85/Intelsat 15 (launched in 2009) and Horizons 3e (launched in 2018). Horizons-4 will eventually succeed and replace Horizons-1 in geostationary orbit at the 127 degrees West location.

The Horizons-4 Ku-band payload, which will be jointly owned by both companies, will provide capacity for mobility connectivity with expanded coverage over the Pacific Ocean, in addition to the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.