Tele-X

Infobox_Spacecraft
Name = Tele-X
Caption = Tele-X
Organization = Nordic Satellite AB/Swedish Space Corporation
Major_Contractors = Aérospatiale and Saab Ericsson Space
Mission_Type = Communications satellite
Satellite_Of = Earth
Orbital_Insertion_Date = April 14, 1989
Launch = April 2, 1989 (02:28:00 UTC)
Launch_Vehicle = Ariane 2
Decay =
Mission_Duration = April 2, 1989 to January 16, 1998
NSSDC_ID = 1989-027A
Webpage = [http://www.ssc.se/default.asp?groupid=2004102210358979&pageid=20041022103155848 Tele-X at SSC]
Mass = 1050 kg (dry mass) plus fuel
Power = > 3000 watts
Orbital_elements =
Semimajor_Axis =
Eccentricity =
Inclination =
Orbital_Period = 1,451 min
Apoapsis = 35,807 km
Periapsis = 35,765 km
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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 broadcasted was TV4 Sweden, Kanal 5 Sweden, NRK and Filmnet. In addition, it broadcasted 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.

External links

* [http://www.ssc.se/default.asp?groupid=2004102210358979&pageid=20041022103155848 Tele-X at Swedish Space Corporation]
* [http://www.heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?lat=0&lng=0&alt=0&loc=Unspecified&TZ=CET&satid=19919 Tele-X at Heavens-above]