Intelsat 18 is scheduled to launch on October 4th at 5 PM EST (U.S) from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. This is the first of seven Intelsat launch missions between now and the first quarter of 2013.
The satellite will carry a hybrid C- and Ku-band payload. The satellite's C-band payload will serve East Asia, the Pacific Ocean region and the western U.S. The Ku-band payload will serve French Polynesia, eastern Australia and the U.S. This satellite will replace Intelsat’s IS-701 spacecraft at 180ºE and begin service in November 2011.
Fast Facts about IS-18:
• The Land Launch vehicle that is launching the Intelsat 18 satellite is officially known as the Zenit 3SLB Integrated Launch Vehicle.
• The Zenit is built in the Ukraine and was originally designed as a strap-on booster to launch the Buran, the Russian Space Shuttle.
• The Block DM is built in Moscow and is a multi-functional upper stage vehicle used in many configurations (on Proton and Zenit rockets).
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