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Telstar 301 is an American communications satellite launched in July 1983 and operated by AT&T. It was one of three Telstar 3 satellites, followed by Telstar 302 in 1984 and Telstar 303 in 1985.

Telstar 301

Names	Telstar 301 (1983–1995) Arabsat 1E (1995–1996)
Mission type	Communication
Operator	AT&T Corporation Leased to Arabsat 1995–1996
COSPAR ID	1983-077A
SATCAT no.	14234
Mission duration	10 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	HS-376
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	653 kilograms (1,440 lb)
Power	917.0 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	28 July 1983, 22:49 (1983-07-28UTC22:49Z) UTC
Rocket	Delta 3920/PAM-D D171
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-17A
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	September 1996 (1996-10)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Perigee altitude	35,442 kilometres (22,023 mi)
Apogee altitude	36,132 kilometres (22,451 mi)
Inclination	0.1 degrees
Period	1436.11 minutes
Epoch	28 August 1983[1]
Telstar ← Telstar 2 Telstar 302 →

The satellite served as the east coast home satellite for the ABC network from 1984 to 1993. The CBS network also used the satellite from 1985 to 1993. It also served as the first home of Fox Broadcasting Company until the late 1980s.

Other entities that also used the satellite included Group W, Wold/Keystone Communications (which used the satellite to feed Paramount Television's syndicated output including Entertainment Tonight, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Compact Video, Lorimar-Telepictures, and Warner Bros. Television.

The satellite was retired in 1993 and replaced by Telstar 401.[2] As of June 2009, Telstar 301 (along with Telstar 302 and Telstar 303) was still in orbit.

References

External links

• Gunter's Space Page - Telstar 301, 302, 303

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