Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Telstar 12 VANTAGE
H-IIA 204
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 · 06:50 UTC
Mission
/01At an orbital location of 15° West, Telstar 12 VANTAGE will provide coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as high traffic maritime zones in the Mediterranean, North Sea, Caribbean and the South Atlantic. The satellite contains 52 Ku-band transponders at 36 MHz.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
H-IIA 204
Variant: 204
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30.401° N, 130.978° E
36
Pad Launches
65
Location Launches
27
Agency Launches
72
Orbital This Year