Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Telstar 14 or Estrela do Sul 1 (Southern Star 1) is a commercial communications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Telesat to provide Ku-band communications to South America and the Southern USA. Estrela do Sul 1 was launched by Sea Launch using a Zenit-3SL carrier rocket on 11 Jan 2004 for geosynchronous orbit at 63 degrees west. The North solar array failed to open after launch limiting the mission effectiveness.