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Telstar 18

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2004-024ALaunched 6/29/2004

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SL20 Telstar 18
Launch Vehicle: Zenit-3SL
Launch Date: 6/29/2004
Last Contact: 6/1/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,845 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Vantor
Manufacturer: Vantor

Constellation

Name: Telstar GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2004-024A

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