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Telstar 14

Success
JAN 11200404:13:00 UTC

One of the satellite's two solar wings failed to deploy fully after separation, cutting its available power and forcing several transponders offline. The defect proved to be a design flaw: the replacement spacecraft, Telstar 14R, suffered the same stuck-array failure when it launched in 2011.

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Payload

Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14)

Communications

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