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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Telesat |
COSPAR ID | 2018-059A |
SATCAT no. | 43562 |
Mission duration | 15 years[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSL 1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems Loral |
Launch mass | 7,076 kilograms (15,600 lb) |
Dry mass | 3,031 kilograms (6,682 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 July 2018, 05:50 | UTC
Rocket | Falcon 9 block 5 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 63° West |
Semi-major axis | 42,164 kilometers (26,199 mi)[2] |
Eccentricity | 0.0002318[2] |
Perigee altitude | 35,784.1 kilometers (22,235.2 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 35,803.6 kilometers (22,247.3 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 0.0324°[2] |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes[2] |
Epoch | September 4, 2018[2] |
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.[3] As of 26 July 2018, Telstar 19V is the heaviest commercial communications satellite ever launched, weighing at 7,076 kg (15,600 lbs)[4] and surpassing the previous record, set by TerreStar-1 (6,910 kg/15230lbs), launched by Ariane 5ECA on 1 July 2009.