Intelsat 18 Launch Successful; to Offer Capacity to Pacific Ocean Region
Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, announced today that a Sea Launch AG-provided Land Launch Zenit-3SLB vehicle successfully launched the Intelsat 18 satellite from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan. Liftoff occurred at 5 p.m. EDT (21:00 GMT), followed by signal acquisition at 11:34 p.m. EDT (03:34 GMT). Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, the satellite will provide capacity to enable enhanced DTH coverage and network services capabilities via Ku-band and C-band platforms. Once operational in November, it will replace Intelsat 701 at 180ºE and is expected to have a useful life of nearly 17 years. Read more
Intelsat 18 Launch by Zenit 3 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 5th 2011
Intelsat -18 Zenit Launch 10-6-2011
Russian Zenit Rocket carrying the Intelsat-18 Satellite. Launched from Site 45 on the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 0300 local time. Recorded on October 6, 2011 using a Flip Video camera.
The Zenit 3SLB with the Intelsat 18 satellite has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, at 21:00 UT (01:00 Moscow Time), 5th October, 2011.