ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Telstar 402R
Launched
September 24, 1995
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Telstar 402R launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 24, 1995. It was Arianespace's 77th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,015th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 42L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telstar 402R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,762 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 42L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 77th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,015th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 402R · NORAD 23670 · 1995-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELSTAR 402R
- Object ID
- 1995-049A
- Epoch
- 1995-09-24 05:44:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27887935 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7272884
- Inclination
- 6.9351°
- Ascending node
- 179.1769°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2659°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.3266°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.11561
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Telstar 402R · NORAD 23670
Ariane H10-3 V78 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
53rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 87th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Telstar 402R launch?
Telstar 402R launched on September 24, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 402R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 402R?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did Telstar 402R launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Telstar 402R reach?
Telstar 402R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,762 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Telstar 402R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).