▁will ▁serve ▁N TT ▁DO CO MO , ▁Inc ., ▁the ▁largest ▁tele communic ations ▁company ▁in ▁Japan , ▁for ▁its ▁flexible ▁mobile ▁communic ations ▁services ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region ▁under ▁IR U ▁contract ▁( Ind efe as ible ▁Right ▁of ▁Use ). ▁SK Y ▁Per fect ▁JS AT ▁will ▁support ▁N TT ▁DO CO MO ’ s ▁satellite ▁communication ▁services . ▁SK Y ▁Per fect ▁JS AT ▁Corporation ▁is ▁a ▁provider ▁of ▁both ▁pay ▁TV ▁broadcast ing ▁and ▁satellite ▁communic ations ▁services . ▁A rian es pace ▁has ▁been ▁present ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . Since ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁A rian es pace ▁has ▁launched ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁one ▁Japanese ▁satellite ▁per ▁year . ▁J CS AT - 1 7 ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁satellite ▁launched ▁by ▁A rian es pace ▁for ▁Japan . ▁Bu ilt ▁by ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁Space , ▁J CS AT - 1 7 ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁satellite ▁made ▁by ▁this ▁manufact urer ▁to ▁be ▁launched ▁by ▁A rian es pace . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁SK Y ▁Per fect ▁JS AT ▁Group ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁J CS AT - 1 7 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁A