TELSTAR 18V, 43611
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELSTAR 18V, 43611 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat/Skynet (CA) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 10 Sep 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
Manufacturer
Maxar SSL
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-1300, R-4D
Mass
7,060 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 m
Radar Cross Section
120.644 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 TELSTAR 18V
1 43611U 18069A 25300.28645066 -.00000282 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 43611 0.0238 267.8812 0001802 301.0935 68.0935 1.00273515 26290Epoch: 2025-10-27T06:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T06:52:29.337Z)
Latitude
0.01034°
Longitude
138.039°
Altitude
35,782.739 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 28m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 37"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:52:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.779 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.582 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.317 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
0.0238°
RAAN
267.8812°
Arg. of periapsis
301.0935°
True anomaly
68.11266°
Mean anomaly
68.0935°
Eccentric anomaly
68.10308°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #69 in the year 2018 (2018-09-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TELSTAR 18V Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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