Telstar 302 was a geostationary

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built by

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, it was located at orbital position of 85 degrees west longitude and was operated by

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. The satellite was based on the

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platform and its life expectancy was 10 years. Telstar 302 left service on September 5, 1997. The satellite was successfully launched into space on August 30, 1984, at 12:41:50 UTC, aboard the

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during the STS-41D mission from the

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, United States, Along with the SBS 4 satellites and Leasat 2. It had a launch mass of 1,140 kg.

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1984-093D
NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved May 8, 2017. Telstar 302 was equipped with 24 C band transponders to provide telecommunication service to North America (including

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and

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