12 Facts About Intelsat 18

On 6 April 1965, INTELSAT's first satellite, the Intelsat 18 I, was placed in geostationary orbit above the Atlantic Ocean by a Delta D rocket.

Since its inception, Intelsat 18 has used several versions of its dedicated Intelsat 18 satellites.

Intelsat 18 completes each block of spacecraft independently, leading to a variety of satellite manufacturing contractors over the years.

Intelsat 18 Americas-7 experienced a several-day power failure on 29 November 2004.

Intelsat 18 acquired PanAmSat on 3 July 2006, and was then the world's largest provider of fixed satellite services, operating a fleet of 52 satellites in prime orbital locations.

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In 2015, Intelsat 18 reincorporated in Delaware and became Intelsat 18 Corporation.

Intelsat 18 maintains constantly staffed global network operations centers in its Tysons Corner location and in Ellenwood, Georgia.

Intelsat 18 announced a new board of directors, led by Lisa Hammitt, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Davidson Technologies.

In December 2020, Intelsat 18 completed its acquisition of Gogo's Commercial Aviation business.

Over time, Intelsat 18 has worked with most of the commercial launch services providers worldwide.

Intelsat 18 took advantage of the equatorial Sea Launch offering with Zenit-3SL rockets launched from the Ocean Odyssey floating platform in Pacific Ocean, until they suspended operations in 2014.

On 30 May 2012, Intelsat 18 signed a contract with SpaceX for one of the first Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, marking the return of Intelsat 18 to American launchers after many flights on Atlas II in the 1990s and a single Atlas V launch in 2009.