Search
Menu
Home
Sources
About
Contacts
Telstar 401
Telstar
401
is a
communications satellite
owned
by
AT&T Corporation
, which was
launched
in 1993, to
replace
Telstar 301
. It was
rendered
inoperable
by a
magnetic storm
in
1997
.
At the time of its
loss
it served as the
home
base for
TV networks
such as
Fox Broadcasting
,
CBS
,
PBS
,
ABC
, and
UPN
.
The
satellite
is now
space debris
, remaining in
geosynchronous orbit
.