jeudi 6 octobre 2011

Spacecraft "Intelsat-18" into orbit












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06/10/2011

Zenit-2SB carrying  Intelsat-18 few second before the launch

October 6 at 01.00.02 GMT from 45th Baikonur site conducted a successful launch of space rocket "Zenit-2SB" with the upper stage, "DM-SLB," and U.S. telecommunications spacecraft "Intelsat-18."

Zenit-2SB - Intelsat-18 launch

Today at 07.34.29 GMT spacecraft "Intelsat-18" separated from booster "DM-SLB," and was referred to the management of the customer.

Zenit-2SB - Intelsat-18 launch

Spacecraft "Intelsat-18" - telecommunications satellite C and Ku-bands for the provision of data services and video services in North America, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia and Pacific region.

Intelsat-18 in orbit

Images, Text, Credit: Press Service of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / Orbital / Translation: Orbiter.ch.

Cheers, Orbiter.ch