Telstar 19V

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Telstar 19V
Start date July 22, 2018, 5:50 UTC
Launcher Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch site Space Launch Complex 40
COSPAR-ID : 2018-059A
Takeoff mass 7.075 t
Empty mass 3031 kg
Manufacturer Space Systems Loral
Satellite bus SSL-1300
lifespan 15 years
Stabilization Three-axis stabilization
operator Telesat Canada
Playback information
Transponder Ku-band and Ka-band transponders
position
First position 63 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage) is a commercial communications satellite owned by Telesat Canada .

It was on July 22, 2018 5:50 UTC with a block Falcon 9-5 - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Space Launch Complex 40 in a geostationary brought transfer orbit. The satellite separated from the rocket 33 minutes after launch.

The three-axis stabilized satellite with Ku-band - and Ka band - transponders equipped and will provide telecommunications services from position 63 ° West of the northeast of North America, parts of South and Central America as well as the Atlantic and the Caribbean. It was built on the basis of the SSL-1300 satellite bus from Space Systems Loral and has a planned service life of 15 years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Golem.de: Telstar 19 Vantage: SpaceX shoots satellites for the Internet in a plane into space - Golem.de , accessed on August 8, 2018
  2. a b satbeams.com: SatBeams - Satellite Details - Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 VANTAGE) , accessed on August 8, 2018
  3. TELSTAR 19V Satellite details 2018-059A NORAD 43562: TELSTAR 19V Satellite details 2018-059A NORAD 43562 , accessed August 8, 2018
  4. Nachrichten Welt: GALLERY: Block 5 Falcon 9 sends Telstar 19V into space - Nachrichten Welt , accessed on August 8, 2018