Mission type Communications COSPAR ID 2011-021A Mission duration 15 years Inclination 0.01° Period 24 hours Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | Operator Telesat SATCAT no. 37602 Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral Inclination 0.01° Launch date 20 May 2011 Bus SSL 1300 | |
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Similar Intelsat 28, Brasilsat B1, Intelsat 1R, AMC‑6, Star One B4 | ||
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Telstar 14R, also known as Estrela do Sul 2 (Southern Star 2) is a commercial communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral for Telesat to provide Ku-band communications to South America and the Southern United States. It is a replacement for Telstar 14, whose north solar array failed to open after launch, limiting its mission effectiveness. Telstar 14R experienced the same problem, with its north solar array failing to open too, but is now in service despite that failure.
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Launch
It was launched 20 May 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard an International Launch Services Proton-M rocket. Telstar 14R is built around the Loral 1300 satellite bus, and has a launch mass of around 5000 kg. It is positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 63 degrees west.