Telstar 19V

Telstar 19V
Telstar 19V Launches aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5
Mission type Communication
Operator Telesat
COSPAR ID 2018-059A
SATCAT no. 43562
Mission duration 15 years
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)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0002318[1]
Perigee 35,784.1 kilometers (22,235.2 mi)[1]
Apogee 35,803.6 kilometers (22,247.3 mi)[1]
Inclination 0.0324°[1]
Period 1,436.1 minutes[1]
Epoch September 4, 2018[1]

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. As of 26 July 2018, Telstar 19V is the heaviest commercial communications satellite ever launched, weighing at 7,076 kg (15,600 lbs)[2] 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).[3] The rocket core landed on the autonomous spaceport drone ship Of Course I still Love You about eight and a half minutes afer launch.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "TELSTAR 19V". N2yo.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  2. ↑ Stephen Clark (21 July 2018). "Record-setting commercial satellite awaits blastoff from Cape Canaveral". Spaceflight Now.
  3. ↑ "Telstar 19v Mission on YouTube". SpaceX. 22 July 2018.
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