Telstar 4

Telstar 4
Mission type Communication
Operator AT&T
COSPAR ID 1995-049A
SATCAT no. 23670
Mission duration 12 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus AS-7000
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass 3,410 kilograms (7,520 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date September 24, 1995, 00:06 (1995-09-24UTC00:06Z) UTC
Rocket Ariane-42L H10-3
Launch site Kourou ELA-2
End of mission
Last contact September 19, 2003
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 89° W

Telstar 4 (also called Telstar 402R and Telstar 403) was a communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation.

Telstar 4 was successfully launched into space on September 24, 1995, by means of an Ariane-42L vehicle from the Kourou Space Center, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 3,410 kg.

Telstar 4 stopped operating on September 19, 2003, after a short circuit in the primary power bus.[1]

References

  1. Telstar 4. TSE. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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