Telstar 402R

Was renamed Telstar 4 on 28 Feb 1997

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General

Designation	23670 / 95049A
Launch date	24 Sep 1995
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V78

Started serving on 1st December 1995. Was insured for $141 million.

A Canadian company, Tee-Comm Electronics, created AlphaStar in March 1995 by leasing more than half the 24 Ku-band transponders on Telstar 402R. The new service to 61-cm home antennas, offers 110 television and 20 audio channels. It will be expanded to over 200 channels in 1997 using Telstar 5. Customers in Alaska and Hawaii will also be served via slightly larger (76-cm) antennas.

The satellite was renamed Telstar 4 after the loss of Telstar 401

In Jul 2003, this satellite (with others) is sold to Intelsat as Loral Space & Communications Ltd reorganises. FCC approved.

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End of life

Out of service	19 Sep 2003
Cause	Short circuit in the primary power bus

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 24 Sep 1995	Sep 2003	89°W

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
C-band Transponder frequency chart
Ku-band Transponder frequency chart

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

C-band
Ku-band

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G/T coverage (dB/K)

C-band horizontal
C-band vertical
Ku-band horizontal
Ku-band vertical

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