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