Telstar 21

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Telesat
gptkbp:application gptkb:Telecommunications_company
gptkbp:communication voice and data services
QPSK
gptkbp:covered_by Canada and the United States
gptkbp:data_usage up to 155 Mbps
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1997
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:elevation 63 degrees West
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2012
gptkbp:frequency C-band
4-6 G Hz
3.625-4.200 G Hz
5.850-6.425 G Hz
gptkbp:home_ground Telesat ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Telstar 21
gptkbp:launch_date 1997-12-20
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_4
4,000 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Telesat_Canada
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mission gptkb:satellite
successful launch
A2100
commercial satellite
high capacity transponders
decommissioned in 2012
pioneering satellite technology
Lockheed Martin design
Telesat network
part of Telstar series
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 years
gptkbp:powers approximately 10 k W
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replaced_by Telstar 19 Vantage
gptkbp:seating_capacity communications payload
gptkbp:series Telstar series of satellites
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:services gptkb:Telesat_Canada
gptkb:1998
gptkb:2012
broadband services
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:transmission digital transmission
gptkbp:transponders 24 C-band transponders
gptkbp:type geostationary satellite
gptkbp:weight approximately 4,000 kg