Geostationary
TELSTAR 18V
Asia-Pacific / Pacific Maritime Communications · Telesat
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A Telesat C and Ku-band satellite at 138°E providing Asia-Pacific communications. Telstar-18V's C-band transponders carry broadband connectivity for Pacific maritime traffic — thousands of container ships, tankers, and bulk carriers crossing the Pacific and South China Sea requiring satellite communications for navigation, cargo tracking, and crew welfare. The satellite's Ku-band capacity serves Pacific island nations and Southeast Asian cable television operators.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,237–22,247 mi (35,787–35,802 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 43611
- Int’l designator
- 2018-069A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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