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Communications satellite launched in 1984

Telstar 302
Spacecraft properties
Telstar 302 in orbit.

Mission type	Communications
Operator	AT&T Corp. → Loral Skynet
COSPAR ID	1984-093B
SATCAT no.	15237
Mission duration	13 years


Bus	HS-376
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	1,140 kilograms (2,510 lb)
BOL mass	653 kilograms (1,440 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	August 30, 1984, 12:41:50 (1984-08-30UTC12:41:50Z) UTC
Rocket	Space Shuttle Discovery STS-41D
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39A
Contractor	NASA


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	45° west
Eccentricity	0.02136
Perigee altitude	34,776 kilometres (21,609 mi)
Apogee altitude	36,573 kilometres (22,725 mi)
Inclination	0.4°
Period	1,430.3 minutes
Epoch	September 1, 1984


Transponders
Band	24 C-band
Coverage area	North America

Telstar← Telstar 301 Telstar 303 →

Telstar 302 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was located at orbital position of 85 degrees west longitude and was operated by AT&T Corp. The satellite was based on the HS-376 platform and its life expectancy was 10 years. Telstar 302 left service on September 5, 1997. The satellite was successfully launched into space on August 30, 1984, at 12:41:50 UTC, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-41D mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, Along with the SBS 4 satellites and Leasat 2. It had a launch mass of 1,140 kg.

Telstar 302 was equipped with 24 C band transponders to provide telecommunication service to North America (including U.S. state of Hawaii and Puerto Rico).

References

NASA, GSFC. 1984-093D. NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

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Former	Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. Richard W. Fisher Joyce M. Roche Randall L. Stephenson Laura D'Andrea Tyson Geoffrey Y. Yang

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Current	Whitacre Tower AT&T Building (Detroit) AT&T Building (Indianapolis) AT&T Building (Kingman, Arizona) AT&T Building (Nashville) AT&T Building (San Diego) AT&T Center (Los Angeles) AT&T Center (Milwaukee) AT&T Center (St. Louis) AT&T City Center AT&T Huron Road Building AT&T Lenox Park Campus AT&T Long Lines Building AT&T Switching Center (Manhattan) AT&T Switching Center (Los Angeles) Asia-America Gateway Detroit–Columbia Central Office Building Europe India Gateway Project Offices Room 641A TAT-14
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v t e ← 1983 Orbital launches in 1984 1985 →
January	OPS 0441
February	STS-41-B (Westar 6, Palapa B2, IRT, SPAS-1A) OPS 8737 OPS 8737 SSU-1 OPS 8737 SSU-2 OPS 8737 SSU-3 Soyuz T-10 Progress 19
March	Intelsat V F-8
April	Soyuz T-11 STS-41-C (LDEF) OPS 7641 Progress 20 OPS 8424
May	Progress 21 Spacenet 1 Progress 22
June	Intelsat V F-9 USA-1 USA-2 USA-3
July	Soyuz T-12
August	ECS-2 Telecom 1A Progress 23 USA-4 STS-41-D (SBS-4, Leasat 2, Telstar 3C)
September	USA-5
October	STS-41-G (ERBS, OSTA-3)
November	STS-51-A (Anik D2, Leasat 1) Spacenet 2 MARECS-2
December	USA-6 NOAA-9 USA-7
Unknown month	Kosmos 1522 Kosmos 1523 Kosmos 1524 Kosmos 1525 Kosmos 1526 Kosmos 1527 Kosmos 1528 Kosmos 1529 Kosmos 1530 Kosmos 1531 Kosmos 1532 Yuri 2a Kosmos 1533 Kosmos 1534 Shiyan Tongbu Tongxing Weixing 1 Kosmos 1535 Kosmos 1536 Ōzora Gran' No.25L Kosmos 1537 Kosmos 1538 Kosmos 1539 Landsat 5 UoSAT-2 Kosmos 1540 Kosmos 1541 Kosmos 1542 Kosmos 1543 Kosmos 1544 Ekran No.26L Molniya-1 No.51 Kosmos 1545 Kosmos 1546 Kosmos 1547 Shiyan Tongbu Tongxing Weixing 2 Kosmos 1548 Kosmos 1549 Gorizont No.19L Kosmos 1550 Kosmos 1551 Kosmos 1552 Kosmos 1553 Kosmos 1554 Kosmos 1555 Kosmos 1556 Kosmos 1557 Kosmos 1558 Kosmos 1559 Kosmos 1560 Kosmos 1561 Kosmos 1562 Kosmos 1563 Kosmos 1564 Kosmos 1565 Kosmos 1566 Kosmos 1567 Kosmos 1568 Kosmos 1569 Kosmos 1570 Kosmos 1571 Kosmos 1572 Kosmos 1573 Kosmos 1574 Gran' No.27L Kosmos 1575 Kosmos 1576 Kosmos 1577 Kosmos 1578 Kosmos 1579 Kosmos 1580 Kosmos 1581 Meteor-2 No.16 Kosmos 1582 Kosmos 1583 Kosmos 1584 Kosmos 1585 Gorizont No.20L Kosmos 1586 Himawari 3 Kosmos 1587 Kosmos 1588 Kosmos 1589 Molniya-1 No.53 Kosmos 1590 CCE IRM UKS SCE Molniya-1 No.54 Ekran No.27L Kosmos 1591 Kosmos 1592 Kosmos 1593 Kosmos 1594 Kosmos 1595 Kosmos 1596 Fanhui Shi Weixing 7 Kosmos 1597 Kosmos 1598 Galaxy 3 Kosmos 1599 Kosmos 1600 Kosmos 1601 Kosmos 1602 Kosmos 1603 Kosmos 1604 Kosmos 1605 Nova 3 Kosmos 1606 Kosmos 1607 NATO 3D Kosmos 1608 Kosmos 1609 Kosmos 1610 Kosmos 1611 Kosmos 1612 Kosmos 1613 Molniya-1 No.55 Vega 1 Kosmos 1614 Kosmos 1615 Vega 2
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