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LEO 1

Experimental Canadian telecommunications satellite. LEO 1 was launched on January 12, 2018 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-004CNORAD 43113Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT: LEO Vantage 1
Common name: LEO 1
Payload designation: Telesat Phase 1 LEO
International designator: 2018-004C
NORAD catalog number: 43113
GCAT identifier: S43113
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/996

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Vantage
Owner: Telesat (Loral)
Country: Canada
Builder: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus): SSTL-42

Launch

Date: January 12, 2018 · 03:59 UTC
Launch record: 2018-004Success
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 494 km
Apogee: 506 km
Inclination: 97.56°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Mar 14, 2022
End of operations: Mar 14, 2022

Size

Mass: 100 kg
Dry mass: 100 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q125769254 (CC0).