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LEO 3

Experimental Canadian telecommunications satellite. LEO 3 was launched on July 18, 2023 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-100GNORAD 57392Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT
Telesat LEO 3
Common name
LEO 3
Payload designation
LEO Vantage 3
International designator
2023-100G
NORAD catalog number
57392
GCAT identifier
S57392
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1221

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Vantage
Owner
Telesat (Loral)
Country
Canada
Builder
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Platform (bus)
Defiant

Launch

Date
July 18, 2023 · 01:27 UTC
Launch record
2023-100Success
Rocket
Electron
Spaceport
Mahia · pad LC1B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
994 km
Apogee
1,019 km
Inclination
99.44°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 18, 2023

Size

Mass
30 kg
Dry mass
30 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
1.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q125770444 (CC0).