Telstar 19V

Telstar 19V
Telstar 19V Launches aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorTelesat
COSPAR ID2018-059A
SATCAT no.43562
Mission duration15 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
BusSSL 1300
ManufacturerSpace Systems Loral
Launch mass7,076 kilograms (15,600 lb)
Dry mass3,031 kilograms (6,682 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date22 July 2018, 05:50 (2018-07-22UTC05:50Z) UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude63° West
Semi-major axis42,164 kilometers (26,199 mi)[2]
Eccentricity0.0002318[2]
Perigee altitude35,784.1 kilometers (22,235.2 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude35,803.6 kilometers (22,247.3 mi)[2]
Inclination0.0324°[2]
Period1,436.1 minutes[2]
EpochSeptember 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.

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

  1. ^ "Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "TELSTAR 19V". N2yo.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. ^ Wendover Productions (August 21, 2018). "How to Build a $100 Million Satellite". YouTube.
  4. ^ Stephen Clark (21 July 2018). "Record-setting commercial satellite awaits blastoff from Cape Canaveral". Spaceflight Now.
  5. ^ "Telstar 19 VANTAGE Mission". SpaceX. 22 July 2018.


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