Telesat’s new Telstar 19 Vantage satellite launches; should enter commercial service soon

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Telesat confirmed the successful launch of its new Telstar 19 Vantage high throughput satellite (HTS) Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.Telstar 19 Vantage will operate from Telesat’s prime orbital location of 63 degrees West, the same as Telesat’s highly utilized Telstar 14R satellite. The bird will bring a new level of performance and value for satellite broadband requirements on land, at sea and in the air, with distinct zones of coverage across the Americas and Atlantic that combine broad regional beams and high throughput spot beams in Ku-band with...