Geostationary
TELSTAR 12V
Atlantic / Americas Communications · Telesat
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A Telesat C and Ku-band satellite at 15°W serving the Americas and Europe across the Atlantic. Telstar-12V's broad Atlantic coverage connects North and South America with Europe — serving the transoceanic corporate data networks, broadcasting distribution, and maritime communications that flow across the world's most commercially active ocean. Its C-band capacity serves Latin American cable operators while Ku-band serves European and American enterprise users.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,248 mi (35,786–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41036
- Int’l designator
- 2015-068A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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