Telstar 12 is a Ku-band satellite with coverage of North America as far West as Cleveland, Ohio; the majority of South America; Europe as far East as the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Telstar 12 also has the capability to provide intercontinental connectivity including trans-Atlantic to the Mid-East.
Satellite Construction: Space Systems/Loral
Orbital Location: 15º West
Launch date: December 1999
Expected life time 15 Years
Ku-band Payload
Transponders38 Ku-band:
38 @ 54 MHz
Polarization
Orthogonal Linear
Frequency
Uplink:
European dedicated – 14.0 to 14.25 GHz
European shared – 14.25 to 14.5 GHz
European extended – 13.75 to 14 GHz
Pan American – 14 to 14.5 GHz
Downlink:
European dedicated – 12.5 to 12.75 GHz
European shared – 11.45 to 11.7 GHz
European extended – 10.95 to 11.2 GHz
Pan American – 11.7 to 12.2 GHz

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