Telstar 4
Mission type | Communication |
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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 | 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]