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Telstar 302

Overview

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
bol mass	653 kg
launch mass	1140 kg
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	34,776 km
orbit apoapsis	36,573 km
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).

References

NASA