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The launch of Zenit-2SB rocket with DM-SLB upper stage and Intelsat-18 satellite from Baikonur cosmodrome is planned on September 29th.

The satellite will be delivered on August 19th. The rocket will be from Sea Launch.
« Last Edit: 10/05/2011 08:22 pm by Chris Bergin »

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The rocket will be from Sea Launch.

This means one of the batch of 10 rockets that SeaLaunch claimed were being built for SeaLaunch.

This implies that SeaLaunch and LandLaunch systems are now identical, which makes sense with the exit of Boeing, which presumably took their launch adapter systems with them.

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Bern, Switzerland, June 2, 2011 – Sea Launch AG will launch the Intelsat 18 (IS-18) communications satellite in the second half of 2011 under a contract with Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services.

Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, IS-18 is one of ten STAR GEO communications satellites ordered by Intelsat and will carry a C-band and a Ku-band payload and will be located in an orbital slot at 180 degrees East Longitude.  IS-18 will have a launch mass of 3,200 kg (7,055 lb.) and is designed for 15 years of service.  IS-18's C-band payload will serve Eastern Asia, the Pacific and the Western United States and its Ku-band payload will serve French Polynesia, Eastern Australia and the United States.

The satellite will be lofted to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit using the reliable Zenit-3SLB vehicle launching from Site 45 at the Zenit Launch Complex located within the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

“We are most pleased that Intelsat came to Sea Launch to provide the launch solution for IS-18,” said Kjell Karlsen, president of Sea Launch.  “This decision reflects our customer’s continued confidence in our renewed capabilities to provide quality launch services on schedule and with maximum flexibility.”

About Intelsat

Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. For over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.

About Sea Launch

Sea Launch AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, provides corporate sales, marketing, contracting and management for launch services based on the highly-proven and reliable Zenit-3SL launch system.  The Sea Launch system offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit for commercial communications satellites and has flown 30 missions, providing diversity of supply, affordability and flexibility for the industry’s satellite operators. For more information, please contact Peter Stier, VP of Sales & Marketing, +1-562.499.4726, [email protected] or visit the Sea Launch website at: www.sea-launch.com
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"The satellite will be lofted to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit using the reliable Zenit-3SLB vehicle launching from Site 45 at the Zenit Launch Complex located within the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan."

Isn't this the "Land Launch company" doing this launch?  I am confused, have both Sea Launch, and Land Launch become one company?



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"The satellite will be lofted to an optimized geosynchronous transfer orbit using the reliable Zenit-3SLB vehicle launching from Site 45 at the Zenit Launch Complex located within the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan."

Isn't this the "Land Launch company" doing this launch?  I am confused, have both Sea Launch, and Land Launch become one company?


http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=23140.0

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The launch is delayed to the beginning of October.

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I was told the launch is planned on October 10th.

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The launch date has been moved up to October 3.

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http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=17808

Intelsat-18 satellite was delivered on Baikonur cosmodrome today.
« Last Edit: 09/02/2011 07:39 pm by anik »

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The launch is planned at 21:00-23:00 UTC on October 4th.

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Intelsat-18 has been mated to the adpater on 21st september.

http://www.energia.ru/ru/launchers/land-launch/intelsat-18/photo_09-21.html (pictures)
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September 22, 2011.

Intelsat-18 SC is docked with Block DM-SLB
At the Baikonur cosmodrome the prelaunch processing of Zenit-2SB Launch Vehicle with Block DM-SLB and Intelsat-18 telecommunication spacecraft is continued.

Today the teams of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, foreign specialists and FGUP TsENKI branch office - Yuzhny Space Center began to assemble the Ascent Unit: Intelsat-18 SC on the adapter is docked with Upper State DM-SLB.

These operations are performed as per the work schedule.

http://www.energia.ru/en/launchers/land-launch/intelsat-18/photo_09-22.html
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Video of Intelsat-18 launch processing


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The Intelsat-18 satellite has been placed inside the rocket fairing, and has been transported to the hall for integration with the Zenit rocket.

http://www.energia.ru/ru/launchers/land-launch/intelsat-18/photo_09-23.html
http://www.energia.ru/ru/launchers/land-launch/intelsat-18/photo_09-25.html
(for the moment, only Russian-language pages are available; I guess the pages in English will become available later today)

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« Last Edit: 09/27/2011 02:52 pm by Salo »

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Roscosmos video of the Intelsat-18 satellite being placed inside the rocket fairing


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According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch is planned at 21:00:00 UTC on October 4th, DM-SLB upper stage separation - at 21:08:27 UTC, three DM-SLB engine's burns, Intelsat 18 satellite separation - at 03:34:28 UTC on October 5th.

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Some shots of the Zenit rocket roll-out have been posted on the Energiya website
http://www.energia.ru/en/launchers/land-launch/intelsat-18/photo_10-02.html

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