Telstar 2

Defunct Communications Satellite. Telstar 2 was launched on May 7, 1963 aboard a Thor Delta B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1963-013ANORAD 573United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Telstar 2
International designator: 1963-013A
NORAD catalog number: 573
GCAT identifier: S00573
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.040

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: TSX
Owner: AT&T
Country: United States
Builder: American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Bell Telephone Laboratories
Platform (bus): TSX

Launch

Date: May 7, 1963 · 11:38 UTC
Launch record: 1963-013Success
Rocket: Thor Delta B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 972 km
Apogee: 10,804 km
Inclination: 42.72°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: May 7, 1965
End of operations: May 7, 1965

Size

Mass: 79 kg
Dry mass: 79 kg
Length: 0.9 m
Diameter: 0.90 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771372 (CC0).