OTTAWA – Just over a month after its launch, Telesat’s new Telstar 18 Vantage high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service.
Launched last month, Telstar 18 Vantage will replace and expand on the capabilities of Telesat’s Telstar 18 satellite with its extensive C-band capacity over Asia, its Ku-band HTS spot beams over Indonesia and Malaysia, and its five additional regional Ku-band beams.
The bird’s coverage reaches across Asia to Hawaii – in both C and Ku-band – enabling direct connectivity between any point in Asia and the Americas. Its innovative Ku-band payloads of HTS spot beams and focused regional beams provide customers operating in Southeast Asia, Mongolia, Australia & New Zealand, and the North Pacific Ocean with greater choice and flexibility in deploying high performing broadband networks.
“Telstar 18 Vantage is a state-of-the-art spacecraft that combines regional beams and high throughput spot beams to deliver superior performance and value to our growing base of Asian customers,” said Telesat president and CEO Dan Goldberg, in the news release. “The market’s favorable response to Telesat’s Telstar Vantage satellites confirms that their innovative payloads provide important advantages to our customers. With the start of Telstar 18 Vantage service, we are pleased to be bringing these capabilities to the Asia Pacific region.”
