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Telstar 401

Telstar 401
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorAT&T Corporation
COSPAR ID1993-077A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22927
Mission duration4 years
Spacecraft properties
BusAS-7000
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass3,375 kilograms (7,441 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date16 December 1993, 00:40:02 (1993-12-16UTC00:40:02Z) UTC
RocketAtlas IIAS AC-108
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-36B
End of mission
Last contact11 January 1997, 11:15 (1997-01-11UTC11:16Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Perigee altitude35,784 kilometers (22,235 mi)
Apogee altitude35,790 kilometers (22,240 mi)
Inclination0.0 degrees
Period1436.11 minutes
Epoch16 January 1994[1]

Telstar 401 is a communication satellite owned by AT&T Corporation, which was launched in 1993, to replace Telstar 301. It was rendered inoperable by a magnetic storm in 1997.

At the time of its loss it served as the home base for TV networks such as Fox Broadcasting, CBS, PBS, ABC, and UPN.

The satellite is now space debris, remaining in geosynchronous orbit.

References

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 October 2013.


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