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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 18 VANTAGE

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

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.

Target orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2