Communications
TELSTAR 19V
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Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. It was built by Space Systems Loral (MAXAR) and is based on the SSL-1300 bus. The satellite was designed to provide additional capacity over the North Atlantic region. As of 26 July 2018, Telstar 19V is the heaviest commercial communications satellite ever launched, weighing at 7,076 kg (15,600 lbs) and surpassing the previous record, set by TerreStar-1 (6,910 kg/15230lbs), launched by Ariane 5ECA on 1 July 2009.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 22, 2018 at 05:50 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Telstar 19 VANTAGE
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,798 km
- Periapsis
- 35,777 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Orbital period
- 1436.12 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)
- Manufacturer
- Space Systems/Loral
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 7,075 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-059A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43562
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Canada- Status
- Operational
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