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TELSTAR 402

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Telstar 402 was a communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation.

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Launch

Launch date
September 9, 1994 at 12:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 42L →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Telstar 402
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,987 km
Periapsis
99 km
Inclination
7.08°
Orbital period
106.03 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-058A
NORAD catalog №
23249
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
11.4102 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 14, 2004

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 14, 2004
Time in service
10.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed