Tele-X

Tele-X
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Nordic Satellite AB Swedish Space Corporation
COSPAR ID	1989-027A
Website	Tele-X at SSC
Mission duration	9 years

Manufacturer	Aérospatiale Saab Ericsson Space
Dry mass	1,050 kilograms (2,310 lb)
Power	3,000 watts

Start of mission
Launch date	April 2, 1989 (1989-04-02)
Rocket	Ariane 2
Launch site	Kourou ELA-1
Contractor	Ariancespace

End of mission
Deactivated	January 16, 1998 (1998-01-17)

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Perigee	35,765 kilometres (22,223 mi)
Apogee	35,807 kilometres (22,249 mi)
Period	1,451 minutes

Tele-X was the first communications satellite serving the Nordic countries. It was launched with an Ariane 2 rocket from Kourou, French Guyana, on April 2, 1989. On January 16, 1998, its fuel was exhausted and it was moved into graveyard orbit. The project was managed and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation, 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.

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