Telstar-12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) at 15° West

Telstar 12 Vantage(Telstar 12V) was the latest addition to Telesat’s fleet of communications satellites. The satellite, built by EADS Astrium (Airbus Defense & Space),  will use Astrium’s highly-reliable Eurostar E3000 platform.

Telstar-12V will have powerful coverage of the Americas and EMEA regions as well as maritime zones in Europe, the Caribbean and South Atlantic.

Telstar-12V was launched on November 24th, 2015 on a H2A rocket operated by launch operator MHI from Japan. The satellite had a launch mass of under five tons with 11kW of electrical power and replaced and significantly expanded on Telstar-12 at 15° West. It has been designed to have a nominal service life of more than 15 years in orbit.

Telstar-12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) at 15° West

Telstar-12-VANTAGE built by Airbus Defense & Space

Telstar-12-VANTAGE launched by MHI H-IIA

Telstar-12-VANTAGE launched by MHI H-IIA 1

Telstar-12V in orbit

Telstar-12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) at 15° West

Telstar-12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) at 15° West

Telstar 12V Africa Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Brazil Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Caribbean Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Europe & Middle-East Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Global Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Mediterranean & Middle-East Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V North Sea Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V Pan American Ku-band Beam

Telstar 12V South Atlantic Ku-band Beam