Photo: U.S. DoD · Public domain (US government)
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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas IIAS
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS
Atlas IIAS: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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