Telstar 12

Summary

Telstar 12 is a communications satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Telstar 12's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• Telstar 12's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[4].
• Telstar 12's operator is recorded as Telesat^[5].
• Telstar 12's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1999-059A^[6].
• Telstar 12's part of is recorded as Orion^[7].
• Telstar 12's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44LP^[8].
• Telstar 12's SCN is recorded as 25949^[9].
• Telstar 12's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[10].
• Telstar 12's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1999-10-19T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Telstar 12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cmh9n^[12].
• Telstar 12's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• Telstar 12's start point is recorded as ELA-2^[14].

Why It Matters

Telstar 12 ranks in the top 6% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]