SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Telstar 19 VANTAGE
Launched
July 22, 2018
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Telstar 19 VANTAGE launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 22, 2018. It was SpaceX's 65th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,765th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight. Booster B1047 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Telstar 19 Vantage, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 17,870 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1047 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Falcon 9 Block 5 flightSpaceX's 65th launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,765th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 19 Vantage · NORAD 43562 · 2018-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-059A
- Epoch
- 2018-07-22 07:51:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 4.52895999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5708998
- Inclination
- 27.0038°
- Ascending node
- 220.7033°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.087°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.3663°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Telstar 19 Vantage · NORAD 43562 · in orbit
Falcon 9-058 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Telstar 19 VANTAGE, or Telstar 19V, is a communications satellite built by Space Systems Loral for the canadian satellite operator Telesat. The satellite is to be placed into 63° West orbital slot, where it will provide coverage for North And South America.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91st launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 8th this year · 772nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch?
Telstar 19 VANTAGE launched on July 22, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 19 VANTAGE?
Coverage: Telstar 19 VANTAGE Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Telstar 19 VANTAGE?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1047 flew for the 1st time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Telstar 19 VANTAGE reach?
Telstar 19 Vantage, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 251 × 17,870 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).