Intelsat 18

Also known as IS-18

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 37834 / 2011-056A
Call sign: S2817
Operator: SES S.A.

Orbit & position

Orbit: GEO
Position: 180° E
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Period: —
Eccentricity: —

Hardware

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Model: GEOStar-2
Mass: 3200 kg
Dry mass: 1464 kg

Launch

Launch date: 05 Oct 2011
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle: Zenit 3SL
Design life: 15 yr

Beacons

3947.5 RHCP3950.0 V3952.5 RHCP11198 RHCP11452 RHCP12502 RHCP

Comment

24 C-band and 12 Ku-band transponders to provide telecommunication services. The satellite's C-band payload will serve Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload will serve French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.