Zenit | Telstar 18
Sea Launch · Zenit 3SL · Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Sea Launch's 14th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,663rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 29, 03:58 – Jun 29, 03:58 UTC
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Telstar 18
Telstar 18, launched June 28, 2004 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket, has successfully reached its in-orbit testing position at 142 degrees East longitude. During the satellite's launch, the Zenit rocket's upper stage shut down 54 seconds early and released the satellite into a low orbit. After the launch, engineers at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) raised the spacecraft to its correct orbit using a series of carefully planned satellite maneuvers and thruster burns.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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