COSPAR ID 1989-027A Mission duration 9 years Period 1 day Launch date 2 April 1989 | Website Tele-X at SSC Power 3,000 watts Apogee 35.807 million m | |
Operator Nordic Satellite ABSwedish Space Corporation Dry mass 1,050 kilograms (2,310 lb) Similar INSAT‑2DT, Astra 1A, Viking, Gorizont, Intelsat 5 | ||
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.
References
Tele-X Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA