It was used for video distribution , news gathering , remote publishing and high definition TV service to the main islands of Japan and Okinawa .
It was also the first satellite of SCC and the second commercial satellite of Japan after JCSAT - 1 .
SCC was used for video distribution , news gathering , remote publishing and high definition TV service to the main islands of Japan and Okinawa .
It was also the first satellite of SCC and the second commercial satellite of Japan after JCSAT - 1 .