Telstar 12(alter Name:Orion 2) 15°West
| Startdatum | 19.10.1999 | 1 | 12.533 GHz ver. | 20 | 11.013 GHz ver. |
| Startrakete | Ariane Flug 122 | 2 | 12.595 GHz ver. | 21 | 11.075 GHz ver. |
| Satellit | Space Loral FS-1300E | 3 | 12.657 GHz ver. | 22 | 11.137 GHz ver. |
| Energieleistung | 8089 W | 4 | 12.719 GHz ver. | 23 | 11.733 GHz hor. |
| Lebensdauer | 15 Jahre | 5 | 11.481 GHz ver. | 24 | 11.795 GHz hor. |
| Transponder | 38 Ku-Bandtransponder | 6 | 11.543 GHz ver. | 25 | 11.857 GHz hor. |
| Leistung | 125 W | 7 | 11.605 GHz ver. | 26 | 11.919 GHz hor. |
| Bandbreite | 38*54 MHz (22 Transponder für Europa & Südafrika [T 1-T22]; 16 Transponder für Nord- und Südamerika [T23-T38]) | 8 | 11.667 GHz ver. | 27 | 11.981 GHz hor. |
| 9 | 12.533 GHz hor. | 28 | 12.043 GHz hor. | ||
| EIRP | Ku-Band Europa 50 dBW | 10 | 12.595 GHz hor. | 29 | 12.105 GHz hor. |
| Ku-Band Südafrika 44 dBW | 11 | 12.657 GHz hor. | 30 | 12.167 GHz hor. | |
| Ku-Band Nord -und Südamerika 48 dBW | 12 | 12.719 GHz hor. | 31 | 11.733 GHz ver. | |
| 13 | 11.481 GHz hor. | 32 | 11.795 GHz ver. | ||
| 14 | 11.543 GHz hor. | 33 | 11.857 GHz ver. | ||
| 15 | 11.605 GHz hor. | 34 | 11.919 GHz ver. | ||
| 16 | 11.667 GHz hor. | 35 | 11.981 GHz ver. | ||
| 17 | 11.013 GHz hor. | 36 | 12.043 GHz ver. | ||
| 18 | 11.075 GHz hor. | 37 | 12.105 GHz ver. | ||
| 19 | 11.137 GHz hor. | 38 | 12.167 GHz ver. | ||
