TDRS

NORAD 42915 · COSPAR 2017-047A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3352 @ 35734 x 35839 km x 3.4965 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 03:46 UTC Â· 35.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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TDRS 13
1 42915U 17047A 26285.15701112 -.00000101 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 42915 3.4965 5.5377 0012356 124.7359 295.5733 1.00271900033522

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 18th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

3,452 kg

Power

3,500 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

3.4965Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35734 km

Apogee

35839 km

Eccentricity

0.0012356

RAAN

5.5377Â°

Arg of Perigee

124.7359Â°

Mean Motion

1.002719 rev/d