Telstar 12V

Not to be confused with Telstar 12.

Telstar 12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. The satellite was the first dedicated commercial payload of the Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle.^[1]

Telstar 12V

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Telesat
COSPAR ID	2015-068A
SATCAT no.	41036
Mission duration	15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Eurostar E3000
Manufacturer	Airbus Defence and Space
Launch mass	4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	24 November 2015
Rocket	H-IIA 204
Launch site	Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1
Contractor	Mitsubishi