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1994 · Arianespace

Telstar 402

successAriane 42L | Telstar 402

The Telstar 4 series was the successor to AT&T's Telstar 3 series. The spacecraft were built on Lockheed Martin's AS-7000 bus and featured 24 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders.

Overview

Date / time
September 9, 1994 at 12:29 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 2
Mission
Telstar 402
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 42L →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1

TELSTAR 402
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