28 Jan 1997 Atlas Selected for Launch of JCSAT-6 SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 1997 – A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket has been selected by Japan Satellite Systems, Inc. (JSAT) to launch the JCSAT-6 communications satellite. The launch is scheduled for mid-1998 from Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), FL. READ MORE