flown missionSuccess

Atlas IIAS | Telstar 401

United States Air ForceLaunch Complex 36B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USADec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Telstar 401
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

The Telstar 4 series was the successor to AT&T's Telstar 3 series. The spacecraft were built on Lockheed Martin's AS-7000 bus and featured 24 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC
Window opens: Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC
Window closes: Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:39 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Family: Atlas
Variant: IIAS
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 36B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4706, -80.5422