Telstar 303[1] is a U.S. communications satellite launched from during STS-51-G on 17 June 1985. Owned by AT&T and operated by Loral Skynet Hughes Communications, it was one of three Telstar 3 satellites, preceded by Telstar 301 in 1983 and Telstar 302 in 1984.
Description
The satellite served as the U.S. west coast and mid-west home satellite (C-band) with 48 transponders for the ABC network from 1984 to 1993. The CBS network used the satellite from 1985 to 1993. It also served as telephone call transfer for remote areas until 1993.
Other entities that used the satellite included Group W, Wold/Keystone Communications (which used the satellite to feed Paramount Television