Friday, June 16, 2000

Telstar 2

  1963-013A


The second Telstar was similar to the first. It was designated TSX 2, or A-41 in the NASA system. The launch may have involved a yaw burn to increase inclination.


Telstar 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1963 May 7  1138:03  Launch by Delta B  CC LC17A 
 1140 Thor sep 
 1140 Delta S/N 20005 burn 
 1145? Delta SECO  -2767? x 980 x 42.7  
   -2314? x 980 x 34?  
 1152? Altair burn 
 1153  Stage 3 sep  974 x 10803 x 42.73 
1963 Jul 16   Telemetry issues
1963 Aug 12   Recovered
1965 May 7   End of transmissions 

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