TDRS

NORAD 27389 · COSPAR 2002-011A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #7812 @ 36143 x 36161 km x 9.5234 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-02-04 06:20 UTC Â· 32668.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

TDRS 9
1 27389U 02011A 23035.26396265 -.00000008 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992
2 27389 9.5234 58.3284 0002082 38.8730 340.4290 0.98981588 78121

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 8th 2002

Spacecraft age

24 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 2A

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

3,180 kg

Power

2,300 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

9.5234Â°

Period

1454.82 min

Perigee

36143 km

Apogee

36161 km

Eccentricity

0.0002082

RAAN

58.3284Â°

Arg of Perigee

38.873Â°

Mean Motion

0.98981588 rev/d