Telstar 301

Retired American communications satellite. Telstar 301 was launched on July 28, 1983 aboard a Delta 3920/PAM from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 28, 1994).

COSPAR 1983-077ANORAD 14234United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Telstar 301
International designator: 1983-077A
NORAD catalog number: 14234
GCAT identifier: S14234
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/097

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Telstar
Owner: AT&T Skynet
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-376

Launch

Date: July 28, 1983 · 22:49 UTC
Launch record: 1983-077Success
Rocket: Delta 3920/PAM
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,442 km
Apogee: 36,132 km
Inclination: 0.15°
Status: Renamed
Status date: March 28, 1994
Last known active: Sep 29, 1996
End of operations: Sep 29, 1996

Size

Mass: 619 kg
Dry mass: 522 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,225 kg
Length: 6.6 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 6.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14303552 (CC0).