Telesat LEO 3 (LEO Vantage 3) (original) (raw)
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Telesat LEO 3 (LEO Vantage 3) [SSTL]
Telesat LEO 3 is a demonstration satellite that will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat�s Phase 1 Telesat LEO 1 satellite.
The 30 kg satellite was built by UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) based on their Defiant bus.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Experimental Communication |
| Operator: | TeleSat Canada |
| Contractors: | UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) |
| Equipment: | Ka-band payload |
| Configuration: | Defiant bus |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 30 kg |
| Orbit: | 995 km × 1019 km, 99.4� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telesat LEO 3 (LEO Vantage 3) | 2023-100G | 18.07.2023 | OnS LC-1B | Electron KS (R) | with Starling 1, 2, 3, 4, Lemur-2 169, 170 |