Orbital Intelsat 18 - Manual

Communications
Mission Description
The Intelsat 18 satellite built for Intelsat carries a hybrid payload and is located at an orbital slot at 180
degrees East Longitude. The satellite's C-band payload serves Eastern Asia, the Western Pacific and
North America. The Ku-band payload serves North America, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Australia,
New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and other islands.
GEOStar ™ Satellites for Intelsat
Intelsat 18 is one of ten Orbital GEOStar communications satellites ordered by Intelsat.
Coverage:
Asia Pacific Region
Mission:
C- and Ku-band communications
Customer:
Intelsat
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Intelsat 18
Hybrid C-band and Ku-band Commercial Communications Satellite for Intelsat
GEO
Intelsat 18 in Orbital’s Dulles, Virginia satellite
manufacturing facility
• Galaxy 12
• Galaxy 14
• Galaxy 15
• Horizons-2
• Intelsat 11
• Intelsat 15
• Intelsat 16
• Intelsat 18
• Intelsat 23
• Intelsat 28