Telstar 18V / APStar 5C

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:45:00

Monday September 10, 2018

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Telstar 18V (Telstar 18 Vantage / APStar 5C) 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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

7,060 kilograms

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Of Course I Still Love You

B1049

Flight #1

Falcon recoveries

40th recovery attempt

34th successful recovery

9th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

SLC-40

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 8 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

62nd

Mission

15th

Mission of 2018

SpaceX

68th

Mission

16th

Mission of 2018

2018

69th

Orbital launch attempt