Atlas IIAS
SuccessTelstar 401 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC – Thursday, Dec 16, 1993, 00:40 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Telstar 401
Type
Communications
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.
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