Ariane 42L | Telstar 402R

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.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: September 24, 1995 at 12:06 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Ariane 42L
  • Operator: Arianespace
  • Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
  • Mission type: Communications