Geostationary
INTELSAT 18 (IS-18)
Pacific / Pacific Islands Communications · Intelsat
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An Intelsat satellite serving the Pacific Ocean and Pacific Island nations with C-band and Ku-band capacity. IS-18's Pacific position is critical for island nations stretching from Hawaii to Fiji to Micronesia — communities separated by thousands of miles of ocean where satellite is the only practical communications link. Intelsat's Pacific fleet carries not just entertainment but emergency communications, government operations, and the internet connections that connect Pacific islands to the world.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,236–22,247 mi (35,786–35,804 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 37834
- Int’l designator
- 2011-056A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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