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Telstar 1

retired

CommunicationsMEOCOSPAR 1962 A EPS 1Launched 7/10/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Telstar 1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta
Launch Date: 7/10/1962
Last Contact: 2/21/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 3,295 km
Inclination: 44.82 deg
Dry Mass: 77 kg
Total Mass: 77 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: AT&T
Manufacturer: Bell Labs

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1962 A EPS 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.014