flown missionSuccess

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 18 VANTAGE

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 10, 2018, 04:45 UTC

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

mission

Name: Telstar 18 VANTAGE
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Weather probability: 60% go

Telstar 18 VANTAGE, or Telstar 18V, is a communications satellite built by Space Systems Loral for the canadian satellite operator Telesat. The satellite is to provide coverage to the Asia Pacific region.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 10, 2018, 04:45 UTC
Window opens: Sep 10, 2018, 03:28 UTC
Window closes: Sep 10, 2018, 07:28 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:41 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Family: Falcon
Variant: Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Telstar 18 VANTAGE

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5619, -80.5774