Telstar 12

Canadian communications satellite. Telstar 12 was launched on October 19, 1999 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (November 1999).

COSPAR 1999-059ANORAD 25949United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Orion 2
Common name: Telstar 12
International designator: 1999-059A
NORAD catalog number: 25949
GCAT identifier: S25949
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/369

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Orion Sat
Owner: Loral Orion
Country: United States
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300

Launch

Date: October 19, 1999 · 06:22 UTC
Launch record: 1999-059Success
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,777 km
Apogee: 35,793 km
Inclination: 0.04°
Status: Renamed
Status date: November 1999
Last known active: August 2010
End of operations: Dec 26, 2020

Size

Mass: 3,787 kg
Dry mass: 1,560 kg
Length: 3.1 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 31.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1508863 (CC0).