Tele-X

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Nordic Satellite AB Swedish Space Corporation
COSPAR ID	1989-027A
SATCAT no.	19919
Website	Tele-X at SSC
Mission duration	9 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Spacebus 300
Manufacturer	Aérospatiale Saab Ericsson Space
Launch mass	1,050 kg (2,310 lb)
Power	3 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	2 April 1989, 02:28:00 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 2 (V30 - L27)
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-1
Contractor	Arianespace
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	16 January 1998 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[2]
Regime	Geostationary 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.

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