LEO Vantage 1

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2018-004CLaunched 1/12/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Cartosat-2(S)/Cubesats
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL
Launch Date: 1/12/2018
Last Contact: 3/14/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 500 km
Inclination: 97.56 deg
Dry Mass: 100 kg
Total Mass: 100 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Telesat
Manufacturer: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

Constellation

Name: Telesat Lightspeed
Active Satellites: 1
Planned Satellites: 198

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2018-004C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/996

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Telesat completed bring-into-use for its LEO Vantage 1 prototype satellite in 2018 after launching the satellite as a co-passenger on an Indian PSLV rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 1, 2020Telesat preparing for mid-2020 constellation manufacturer selection