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Telstar 12V
Mission typeCommunications
Operator Telesat
COSPAR ID 2015-068A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.41036
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus Eurostar E3000
Manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date24 November 2015
Rocket H-IIA 204
Launch site Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1
Contractor Mitsubishi
 

Telstar 12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. The satellite was the first dedicated commercial payload of the Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle. [1]

References

  1. ^ Graham, William (2015-11-23). "Japanese H-IIA successfully lofts Telstar 12V". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.