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New Satellite intelsat 18 Sucessfully launched on 5 oct 2011
Intelsat 18 is one of ten STAR GEO communications satellites . The spacecraft carries a hybrid C- and Ku-band payload and is located at an orbital slot at 180 degrees East Longitude. The satellite's C-band payload serves Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload serves French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.Performance:
C-band 24 active transponders with two groups of 16-for-12 redundant
Ku-band 12 active transponders with two groups of 8-for-6
Life: 15 years (fueled for 16 years)
Intelsat 18 is one of ten STAR GEO communications satellites . The spacecraft carries a hybrid C- and Ku-band payload and is located at an orbital slot at 180 degrees East Longitude. The satellite's C-band payload serves Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload serves French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.Performance:
C-band 24 active transponders with two groups of 16-for-12 redundant
Ku-band 12 active transponders with two groups of 8-for-6
Life: 15 years (fueled for 16 years)
