Telstar 4

Communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation. Telstar 4 was launched on September 24, 1995 aboard a Ariane 42L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (1999).

COSPAR 1995-049ANORAD 23670United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Telstar 402R
Common name: Telstar 4
International designator: 1995-049A
NORAD catalog number: 23670
GCAT identifier: S23670
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/301

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Telstar
Owner: AT&T Skynet
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor
Platform (bus): AS7000

Launch

Date: September 24, 1995 · 00:06 UTC
Launch record: 1995-049Success
Rocket: Ariane 42L
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,758 km
Apogee: 35,814 km
Inclination: 0.16°
Status: Renamed
Status date: 1999
Last known active: Sep 19, 2003
End of operations: Sep 19, 2003

Size

Mass: 3,410 kg
Dry mass: 1,578 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 24.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061386 (CC0).