Telstar 401 is a communications satellite owned by AT&T Corporation, which was launched in 1993, to replace Telstar 301. It was rendered inoperable by a geomagnetic storm, magnetic storm in 1997.
At the time of its loss it served as the home base for TV networks such as Fox Broadcasting, CBS, Public Broadcasting Service, PBS, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, and UPN.
The satellite is now space debris, remaining in geosynchronous orbit.
References
External links
Gunter's Space Page - Telstar 401, 402, 402RNasa NSSDC Entry
Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
Spacecraft launched in 1993
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