.jpg) Telstar 19V Launches aboard aFalcon 9 Block 5 | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Telesat |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-059A |
| SATCATno. | 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 CanaveralSLC-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 theTelstar series of the Canadian satellite communications companyTelesat. It was built bySpace Systems Loral (MAXAR) and is based on theSSL-1300 bus. The satellite was designed to provide additional capacity over theNorth 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 byTerreStar-1 (6,910 kg/15230lbs), launched byAriane 5ECA on 1 July 2009.
Telstar 19V was launched on aSpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5 rocket intogeostationary transfer orbit (GTO) fromSpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC40) atCape 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 theautonomous spaceport drone ship about eight and a half minutes after liftoff.
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