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Telstar 18 Vantage
Communications satellite. Telstar 18 Vantage was launched on September 10, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2018-069ANORAD 43611Canada
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Telstar 18 Vantage
- Payload designation
- Telstar 18V
- International designator
- 2018-069A
- NORAD catalog number
- 43611
- GCAT identifier
- S43611
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Telstar
- Owner
- Telesat/Skynet
- Country
- Canada
- Builder
- SS/Loral (Maxar)
- Platform (bus)
- LS-1300
Launch
- Date
- September 10, 2018 · 04:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-069Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,782 km
- Apogee
- 35,791 km
- Inclination
- 0.06°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 26, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 7,060 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 8.9 m
- Diameter
- 6.90 m
- Span
- 26.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25426699 (CC0).