Earth orbit
Telstar 18 VANTAGE / Apstar-5C
Operated by Telesat, Telstar 18 VANTAGE will provide high-throughput communications coverage to China, Mongolia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean region.
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View in 3D map ↗The mission
Operated by Telesat, Telstar 18 VANTAGE will provide high-throughput communications coverage to China, Mongolia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean region.
The launch
- Launch
- Sep 10 2018
- Launch location
- SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Telstar 18 VANTAGE / Apstar-5C mission on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 4:45 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2018-069
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Sep 10, 2018, 04:45 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Sep 10 2018
- Pad and location
- SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS
Rain Temp: 77.48F Wind: 8.35mph
- Temperature
- 77°F
- Forecast updated
- Sep 10, 2018, 00:06 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
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Gallery
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