Telstar 4 Explained

Telstar 4
Mission Type:Communication
Operator:AT&T
Cospar Id:1995-049A
Satcat:23670
Mission Duration:12 years (planned)
Spacecraft Bus:AS-7000
Manufacturer:Lockheed Martin
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Ariane-42L H10-3
Launch Site:Kourou ELA-2
Last Contact:September 19, 2003
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Longitude:89° W
Apsis:gee
Programme:Telstar
Previous Mission:Telstar 402
Next Mission:Telstar 5

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_telstar_4.html Telstar 4