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Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)

Telesat · Canada

Median orbit
35,776 km · 0.0°
Active
17
Inactive
0
Decayed
1
On orbit
36
Total launched
37
Launches
37
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
0
First launch
10 Jul 1962
Last launch
06 Aug 2019
Activity scorederived
0.0
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 23:19 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month0102030401962198219942005201120182019

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month00.20.40.60.811962-071982-111994-112005-092011-052018-092019-08

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram05105K km10K km15K km20K km25K km30K km35K km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram05100°20°40°60°80°100°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
35,780 km0.00°9

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 37 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2019-05006 Aug 2019Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2018-06910 Sept 2018Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2018-05922 Jul 2018Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2018-00412 Jan 2018Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota11
2017-02901 Jun 2017Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
2015-06824 Nov 2015Tanegashima Space Center11
2013-01415 Apr 2013Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2012-02617 May 2012Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2011-02120 May 2011Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2010-06114 Nov 2010Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2009-05017 Sept 2009Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2009-03501 Jul 2009Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
2009-00926 Feb 2009Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2008-04419 Sept 2008Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2007-00909 Apr 2007Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2005-03608 Sept 2005Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2004-02718 Jul 2004Guiana Space Centre, Kourou11
2002-06229 Dec 2002Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2000-07621 Nov 2000Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1999-05919 Oct 1999Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1999-02720 May 1999Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
1995-04924 Sept 1995Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1994-07929 Nov 1994Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1994-05809 Sept 1994Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1993-07716 Dec 1993Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1991-06726 Sept 1991Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1991-02604 Apr 1991Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10
1985-04817 Jun 1985Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1984-09330 Aug 1984Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
1982-11011 Nov 1982Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10

Showing the 30 most recent launches.

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
AMOS-1744479Active06 Aug 201935,779 km35,793 km0.01°
TELSTAR 18V43611Active10 Sept 201835,779 km35,795 km0.03°
TELSTAR 19V43562Active22 Jul 201835,776 km35,798 km0.01°
LEO 1 (LEO VANTAGE 1)43113Active12 Jan 2018421 km912 km99.24°
VIASAT-242740Active01 Jun 201735,785 km35,789 km0.02°
TELSTAR 12V41036Active24 Nov 201535,778 km35,795 km0.02°
ANIK G139127Active15 Apr 201335,775 km35,798 km0.03°
NIMIQ 638342Active17 May 201235,775 km35,798 km0.04°
TELSTAR 14R37602Unknown20 May 201136,125 km36,178 km0.23°
SKYTERRA 137218Active14 Nov 201035,783 km35,790 km5.31°
NIMIQ 535873Active17 Sept 200935,776 km35,798 km0.04°
TERRESTAR-135496Active01 Jul 200935,776 km35,796 km5.22°

Reentries

Decays by month

1 decays recorded · per month

Decayed satellites per month00.20.40.60.812004-11

Timeline

Events

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