Telstar 18V

Telstar 18V is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat. T18V will be equipped with C and Ku-band transponders and operate from 138° East. At, it is the second-heaviest communication satellite ever launched, weighing slightly less than its sibling Telstar 19V.

Launch

Telstar 18V was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space Coast, Florida, United States, on September 10, 2018, at 12:45 AM EDT. It was deployed into a subsynchronous transfer orbit approximately 32 minutes after rocket's liftoff.