Zenit
SuccessTelstar 18 · Sea Launch
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Jun 29, 2004, 03:58 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Jun 29, 2004, 03:58 UTC – Tuesday, Jun 29, 2004, 03:58 UTC
Provider
Sea Launch
Rocket
Launch pad
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Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Telstar 18
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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