NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Telstar 401

Launch Time
Thu Dec 16, 1993 00:40 UTC

Maiden flight of the Altas llAS.

Rocket

Atlas IIAS
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,957 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,618 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,933 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 47.5 m

Mission Details

Telstar 401

Telstar 401 was a communications 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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,375.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1993

82nd orbital launch attempt

Atlas II

7th mission
3rd mission of 1993
7th successful mission