NSSDCA ID: 2018-069A
Telstar 18 Vantage, or Telstar 18V, is the latest spacecraft to be launched as Telesat Canada upgrades its fleet of geostationary communications satellites. Like the aging Telstar 18 satellite which it is expected to replace, Telstar 18V will be jointly operated by Telesat and the Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Company, who have designated the spacecraft APStar-5C. Once it reaches its final geostationary orbit, Telstar 18V will be stationed over the equator at a longitude of 138 degrees East – above the Pacific Ocean just north of the Indonesian province of Papua. From this slot the satellite’s C-band transponders will cover much of Asia, Australasia and parts of the Pacific Ocean including Hawaii. The Ku-band payload will cover specific markets, with beams targeting Western Australia and New Zealand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia, Indochina, Mongolia and providing regional coverage of the North Pacific.
Launch Date: 2018-09-10
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 7060 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office