| Telstar 302 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | AT&T Corp. → Loral Skynet |
| Cospar Id: | 1984-093B |
| Satcat: | 15237 |
| Mission Duration: | 13 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | HS-376 |
| Manufacturer: | Hughes |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Space Shuttle Discovery STS-41D |
| Launch Site: | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Launch Contractor: | NASA |
| Orbit Epoch: | September 1, 1984 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 34776km (21,609miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 36573km (22,725miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.4° |
| Orbit Period: | 1,430.3 minutes |
| Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.02136 |
| Orbit Longitude: | 45° west |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 24 C-band |
| Trans Coverage: | North America |
| Programme: | Telstar |
| Previous Mission: | Telstar 301 |
| Next Mission: | Telstar 303 |
Telstar 302 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was located at orbital position of 85 degrees west longitude and was operated by AT&T Corp. The satellite was based on the HS-376 platform and its life expectancy was 10 years. Telstar 302 left service on September 5, 1997. The satellite was successfully launched into space on August 30, 1984, at 12:41:50 UTC, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-41D mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, Along with the SBS 4 satellites and Leasat 2. It had a launch mass of 1,140 kg.[1]
Telstar 302 was equipped with 24 C band transponders to provide telecommunication service to North America (including U.S. state of Hawaii and Puerto Rico).