Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 204Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Telstar 12 VANTAGE
Launched
November 24, 2015
Image: JAXA
Summary
Telstar 12 VANTAGE launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 204 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on November 24, 2015. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 27th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,514th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd H-IIA 204 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Telstar 12 Vantage, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,143 × 35,641 km orbit inclined 19.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- H-IIA 204 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd H-IIA 204 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 27th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,514th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 12 Vantage · NORAD 41036 · 2015-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-068A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-24 16:44:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0994207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6307067
- Inclination
- 19.1828°
- Ascending node
- 205.845°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1655°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.2043°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Telstar 12 Vantage · NORAD 41036 · in orbit
H-2A F29 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
At 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.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
36th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 65th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
243 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telstar 12 VANTAGE launch?
Telstar 12 VANTAGE launched on November 24, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 12 VANTAGE?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット29号機によるTelstar 12 VANTAGE打ち上げ中継 ｜Launch of Telstar 12 VANTAGE/H-IIA F29 Live Broadcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Telstar 12 VANTAGE?
H-IIA 204, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 204 spec sheet
Where did Telstar 12 VANTAGE launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Telstar 12 VANTAGE reach?
Telstar 12 Vantage, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,143 × 35,641 km orbit inclined 19.2°.
How many satellites did Telstar 12 VANTAGE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).