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Rocket: Zenit 3SL
Payload: Telstar 18
Date: June 29, 2004
Window: 0359-0559 GMT (11:59 p.m.-1:59 a.m. EDT)
Site: Equator, 154° West, Pacific Ocean
Satellite feed: Telstar 14, Transponder 37, Ku-band




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Follow the countdown and flight of the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket with the Telstar 18 spacecraft. Reload this page for the latest on the mission.