Geostationary
NORAD ID: 37602
Int'l Code: 2011-021A
Perigee: 35,778.8 km
Apogee: 35,794.3 km
Inclination: 0.1 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 km
Launch date: May 20, 2011
Source: Canada (CA)
Comments: Telstar 14R was built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif. The satellite is also known as Estrela do Sul 2, meaning "southern star" in Portuguese, because one of its primary coverage zones is over Brazil. Telstar 14, also called Estrela do Sul 1, launched in 2004 but was stricken when its north solar array also failed to fully deploy in space. Telstar 14 has been operating only a fraction of its communications payload since then, and Telesat ordered Telstar 14R to replace and expand service from its orbital location in geostationary orbit at 63 degrees west longitude. Telesat expected Telstar 14R would more than double the communications capacity of Telstar 14. With five beams and 46 Ku-band transponders, Telstar 14R's coverage was to be focused on Brazil, with additional coverage of the Atlantic Ocean, the Andean region and Central America, the southern cone of South America and the continental United States.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 37602U 11021A 15057.89768061 -.00000307 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 37602 000.0587 288.4478 0001841 019.5862 108.5231 01.00272036 14439
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for TELSTAR 14R
