[2] It had a launch weight of 3,400 kg (7,500 lb), and a 10-year design life.
[2] Its payload is composed of 6 C-band, 11 Ka-band, 8 Ku-band and 1 S-band transponders.
[4] JSAT would handle the satellite side of business and NTT DoCoMo would operate the payload.
[7][8] They would be "switchboards in the sky" having S-band, C-band, Ka-band and Ku-band payload.
[9] N-STAR a was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44P on 29 August 1995.