SKY Perfect JSAT Group
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The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is a holding company
established in Japan in April 2007 as SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. The group claims to be, "Asia’s largest satellite communication and multi-channel pay TV company."
, 100% of the shares of SKY Perfect Communications and 97% of the shares of Space Communications Corporation.
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Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
established in Japan in April 2007 as SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. The group claims to be, "Asia’s largest satellite communication and multi-channel pay TV company."
Holdings
The group holds 100% of the shares of JSAT CorporationJSAT Corporation
JSAT Corporation is satellite operator with a fleet of 8 satellites in orbit. According to a 2004 report, JSAT was the fifth largest satellite operator in the world, ranked by 2003 fiscal year revenue...
, 100% of the shares of SKY Perfect Communications and 97% of the shares of Space Communications Corporation.
Satellite fleet
At the end of 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT owned twelve communications satellites, two jointly owned by IntelsatIntelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
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