Geostationary
TELSTAR 11N
North American / Atlantic Ku-band Communications · Telesat
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A Telesat satellite carrying one of the most storied brand names in satellite history. The original Telstar-1, launched in 1962, made the first live transatlantic television relay — a moment that changed how humans thought about global communications. Telstar-11N continues that legacy providing Ku-band services over North America and the Atlantic, carrying the Telstar name on a mission that would have seemed like science fiction to the engineers who watched Telstar-1's flickering black-and-white images cross the ocean.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,249 mi (35,785–35,807 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 34111
- Int’l designator
- 2009-009A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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