Communications
TELSTAR 18V
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Telstar 18V (Telstar 18 Vantage / APStar 5C) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. 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.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 10, 2018 at 04:45 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Telstar 18 VANTAGE
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,794 km
- Periapsis
- 35,780 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Orbital period
- 1436.14 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)/APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.
- Manufacturer
- Space Systems/Loral
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 7,060 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-069A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43611
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Canada- Status
- Operational
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