Telstar 18V

Summary

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]

Telstar 18V
Launch of Telstar 18V
NamesTelstar 18 Vantage
Apstar-5C
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorTelstar
COSPAR ID2018-068C
SATCAT no.43611
Mission duration15 years (planned)
5 years, 6 months, 4 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
BusSSL-1300
ManufacturerSSL
Launch mass7,060 kg (15,560 lb)
Power14 kW
Start of mission
Launch date10 September 2018, UTC
RocketFalcon 9 B1049.1
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Entered serviceOctober 2018
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude138° East
Transponders
Band64 transponders:
Ku-band, C-band
Coverage areaAsia
 

Launch edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Telesat, APT Partner on Replacement of Joint Satellite - SpaceNews.com". Spacenews.com. December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "SpaceX Launches New Communications Satellite, Sticks Rocket Landing". Space.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Telstar 18 Vantage Mission". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.