Tele-X

Tele-X
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorNordic Satellite AB
Swedish Space Corporation
COSPAR ID1989-027A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.19919
WebsiteTele-X at SSC
Mission duration9 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
BusSpacebus 300
ManufacturerAérospatiale
Saab Ericsson Space
Launch mass1,050 kg (2,310 lb)
Power3 kW
Start of mission
Launch date2 April 1989, 02:28:00 UTC
RocketAriane 2 (V30 - L27)
Launch siteCentre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-1
ContractorArianespace
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated16 January 1998 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
 

Tele-X was the first communications satellite serving the Nordic countries. It was launched with an Ariane 2 launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana, on 2 April 1989. On 16 January 1998, its fuel was exhausted and it was moved into graveyard orbit. The project was managed and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation (SCC), but it was built by Aérospatiale and Saab Ericsson Space, based on the Spacebus 300 series.

Some of the TV channels it broadcast was TV4 Sweden, Kanal 5 Sweden, NRK and Filmnet. In addition, it broadcast radio for TT, The Voice Danmark, Radio Sweden, Rix FM, Mix Megapol and NRJ. It was also used for Internet communication for universities in Eastern Europe.

References

  • Spaceflight portal
  1. ^ "Note verbale dated 6 April 1998 from the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations (Vienna) addressed to the Secretary-General" (PDF). COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE - UNO. 28 April 1998. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Trajectory: Tele-X (1989-027A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External links

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Orbital launches in 1989
January
  • Kosmos 1987, Kosmos 1988, Kosmos 1989
  • Kosmos 1990
  • Kosmos 1991
  • Gorizont No.29L
  • Kosmos 1992
  • Intelsat VA F-15
  • Kosmos 1993
February
  • Progress 40
  • Kosmos 1994, Kosmos 1995, Kosmos 1996, Kosmos 1997, Kosmos 1998, Kosmos 1999
  • Kosmos 2000
  • Kosmos 2001
  • Kosmos 2002
  • USA-35
  • Molniya-1 No.84
  • Kosmos 2003
  • Akebono
  • Kosmos 2004
  • Meteor-2 No.22
March
  • Kosmos 2005
  • JCSAT-1, Meteosat 4
  • STS-29 (TDRS-4)
  • Kosmos 2006
  • Progress 41
  • Kosmos 2007
  • Kosmos 2008, Kosmos 2009, Kosmos 2010, Kosmos 2011, Kosmos 2012, Kosmos 2013, Kosmos 2014, Kosmos 2015
  • USA-36
April
  • Tele-X
  • Kosmos 2016
  • Kosmos 2017
  • Gran' No.33L
  • Kosmos 2018
  • Foton No.5L
May
  • STS-30 (Magellan)
  • Kosmos 2019
  • USA-37
  • Kosmos 2020
  • Kosmos 2021
  • Resurs-F1 No.45, Pion 1, Pion 2
  • Kosmos 2022, Kosmos 2023, Kosmos 2024
June
  • Kosmos 2025
  • Superbird-A, DFS Kopernikus 1
  • Kosmos 2026
  • Molniya-3 No.45
  • Okean-O1 No.4
  • USA-38
  • Kosmos 2027
  • USA-39
  • Kosmos 2028
  • Globus No.11
  • Resurs-F1 No.46
July
  • Nadezhda No.403
  • Kosmos 2029
  • Gorizont No.27L
  • Olympus F1
  • Kosmos 2030
  • Resurs-F1 No.47, Pion 3, Pion 4
  • Kosmos 2031
  • Kosmos 2032
  • Kosmos 2033
  • Kosmos 2034
August
September
  • USA-43, USA-44
  • Himawari 4
  • Soyuz TM-8
  • USA-45
  • Resurs-F1 No.48
  • Kosmos 2038, Kosmos 2039, Kosmos 2040, Kosmos 2041, Kosmos 2042, Kosmos 2043
  • Kosmos 2044
  • Kosmos 2045
  • USA-46
  • Molniya-1 No.69
  • Kosmos 2046
  • Interkosmos 24, Magion 2
  • Gorizont No.31L
October
November
December
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Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).


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