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Telstar 302

Retired American communications satellite. Telstar 302 was launched on August 30, 1984 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-093DNORAD 15237United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Telstar 302
Payload designation
Telstar 3C
International designator
1984-093D
NORAD catalog number
15237
GCAT identifier
S15237
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/113

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
August 30, 1984 · 12:41 UTC
Launch record
1984-093Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,427 km
Apogee
36,160 km
Inclination
0.16°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 5, 1997
End of operations
Sep 5, 1997

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 Q16061384 (CC0).