Communications
TELSTAR 14R
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Telstar 14R, also known as Estrela do Sul 2 is a commercial communications satellite in the Telstar series built by Space Systems/Loral for Telesat to provide Ku-band communications to South America and the Southern United States. It is a replacement for Telstar 14, whose north solar array failed to open after launch, limiting its mission effectiveness. Telstar 14R experienced the same problem, with its north solar array failing to open too, but is now in service despite that failure.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 20, 2011 at 07:15 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Launched by
- Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced →
- Operator
- International Launch Services
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,796 km
- Periapsis
- 35,777 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Orbital period
- 1436.1 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)
- Manufacturer
- Space Systems/Loral
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 4,970 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,150 kg
- Power
- 12,000 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-021A
- NORAD catalog №
- 37602
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Canada- Radar cross-section
- 12.5893 m²
- Status
- Operational