Telstar 12

Telstar 12
Start date	October 19, 1999, 06:22 UTC
Launcher	Ariane 4 V122
Launch site	ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center
COSPAR-ID :	1999-059A
Takeoff mass	3814 kg
Manufacturer	Space Systems / Loral
Satellite bus	LS-1300E
lifespan	15 years
Stabilization	three-axis
operator	Telesat Canada
Playback information
Transponder	38 Ku band
Others
Electrical power	10.6 kW
Power storage	Nickel hydride
position
Actual position	15 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Telstar 12 is a satellite broadcast of Loral Skynet , based in New Jersey , USA . Originally ordered by Orion Network Systems under the name Orion 2 , the company was bought by Loral Skynet in 1998 along with the satellite under construction. On October 31, 2007, the Canadian company Telesat Canada merged with the US company Loral Skynet.

He was on 19 October 1999 with a launch vehicle of the type Ariane-44LP with H10-3 school still under its original name Orion 2 launched into space. Shortly thereafter, the satellite was renamed Telstar 12 .

The French company Eutelsat rented four of the 38 Ku-band transponders until June 2016.

reception

The satellite can be received in Europe , North America , South America , South Africa and the Caribbean .

The transmission takes place in the Ku band .

Web links

• Technical data and footprints (English; PDF file; 446 kB)
• Gunter's Space Page: Orion 2 / Telstar 12 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eutelsat 2015-2016 Reference Document. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .