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Zenit | Telstar 18

Sea LaunchLaunch Platform Odyssey — Sea Launch

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Telstar 18
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Telstar 18, launched June 28, 2004 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket, has successfully reached its in-orbit testing position at 142 degrees East longitude. During the satellite's launch, the Zenit rocket's upper stage shut down 54 seconds early and released the satellite into a low orbit. After the launch, engineers at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) raised the spacecraft to its correct orbit using a series of carefully planned satellite maneuvers and thruster burns.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Zenit 3SL
Family
Zenith
Variant
3SL
Provider
Sea Launch
Type
Commercial
Country
RUS

launch site

Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey
Location
Sea Launch
Country
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