Telstar 18V

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]

Not to be confused with earlier satellite Telstar 18 or football model Adidas Telstar 18.

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 10th, 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
  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". September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. "Telstar 18 Vantage Mission". September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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