Galaxy 18 (PanAmSat 18)

Commercial / Intelsat

Spacecraft n°:

Comm. spacecraft n°:

Launch data:

Designation	32951 / 08024A
Launch date	21 May 2008 - 09:43 UT
Launch site	Odyssey, POR
Launch vehicle	Zenit-3SL
Mission	Commercial: Comsat
Earth transfer orbit on 22 May:
Perigee / Apogee	9423 x 35609 km
Inclination	0.1 deg
Period	min
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	35774 x 35798 km
Eccentricity	2,85E-04
Inclination	0.02 deg
Period	1436.1 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Platform	FS-1300
Operator	Intelsat, Ltd.
Mass at launch	4642 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	15 yrs - still active

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
July 2010	123.02° W

Mission details:

Advanced cable television and data, North America; 24 Ku-band, 24 C-band transponders.
A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL was launched from the Odyssey platform in the Pacific and put Intelsat's Galaxy 18 satellite in transfer orbit.
By May 22 it was in a 9423 x 35609 km x 0.1 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR596), #78a, #226 - update: 03.11.10