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| Names | Telstar 18 Vantage Apstar-5C |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Telstar |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-068C |
| SATCAT no. | 43611 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 5 years, 4 months, 4 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL-1300 |
| Manufacturer | SSL |
| Launch mass | 7,060 kg (15,560 lb) |
| Power | 14 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 September 2018, UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 B1049.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Entered service | October 2018 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 138° East |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 64 transponders: Ku-band, C-band |
| Coverage area | Asia |
Telstar 18V (Telstar 18 Vantage / APStar 5C) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat.[1] T18V will be equipped with C and Ku-band transponders and operate from 138° East. At 7,060 kilograms (15,560 lb), it is the second-heaviest communication satellite ever launched, weighing slightly less than its sibling Telstar 19V.[2]
Launch
Telstar 18V was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space Coast, Florida, United States, on September 10, 2018, at 12:45 AM EDT (4:45 UTC). It was deployed into a subsynchronous transfer orbit (lower than the typical geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)) approximately 32 minutes after rocket's liftoff.[3]
References
- ↑ "Telesat, APT Partner on Replacement of Joint Satellite - SpaceNews.com". Spacenews.com. December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "SpaceX Launches New Communications Satellite, Sticks Rocket Landing". Space.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Telstar 18 Vantage Mission". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.