Telstar 12V

{{Short description|Canadian commercial communications satellite}}

{{distinguish|Telstar 12}}

{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Telstar 12V

| names_list =

| image =

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| mission_type = Communications

| operator = Telesat

| COSPAR_ID = 2015-068A

| SATCAT = 41036

| mission_duration = 15 years

| spacecraft_bus = Eurostar E3000

| manufacturer = Airbus Defence and Space

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass = {{convert|4800|kg}}

| power =

| launch_date = 24 November 2015

| launch_rocket = H-IIA 204

| launch_site = Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1

| launch_contractor = Mitsubishi

}}

Telstar 12V (Telstar 12 Vantage) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. The satellite was the first dedicated commercial payload of the Japanese H-IIA launch vehicle.{{cite web |last=Graham| first=William |title=Japanese H-IIA successfully lofts Telstar 12V |work=NASAspaceflight.com |date=2015-11-23 |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/11/japanese-h-iia-telstar-12v-launch/ |access-date=2021-02-05}}