Telstar 19V
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Telstar 19V Launches aboard a
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Telesat |
COSPAR ID |
2018-059A
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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 ( 2018-07-22UTC05:50Z ) 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] |
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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. [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.
Launch
Telstar 19V was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Space Coast , Florida , United States, on 22 July 2018 at 1:50 AM EDT (5:50 UTC). [5] The rocket core landed on the autonomous spaceport drone ship about eight and a half minutes after liftoff.
References
- ↑ "Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 2023-01-27 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "TELSTAR 19V" . N2yo.com . Retrieved 2018-09-04 .
- ↑ Wendover Productions (August 21, 2018). "How to Build a $100 Million Satellite" . YouTube .
- ↑ Stephen Clark (21 July 2018). "Record-setting commercial satellite awaits blastoff from Cape Canaveral" . Spaceflight Now.
- ↑ "Telstar 19 VANTAGE Mission" . SpaceX . 22 July 2018.
External links
- SpaceX, Telstar 19v Mission on YouTube (22 July 2018) -- SpaceX launch coverage
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