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TELSTAR 401

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Telstar 401 is a communication satellite owned by AT&T Corporation, which was launched in 1993, to replace Telstar 301. It was rendered inoperable by a magnetic storm in 1997.

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Launch

Launch date
December 16, 1993 at 12:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Telstar 401
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,820 km
Periapsis
35,745 km
Inclination
14.45°
Orbital period
1435.89 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-077A
NORAD catalog №
22927
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
21.6972 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational