TDRS

NORAD 42915 · COSPAR 2017-047A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3373 @ 35741 x 35833 km x 3.5071 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 09:30 UTC Â· 9.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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TDRS 13
1 42915U 17047A 26306.39646500 -.00000106 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 42915 3.5071 6.0634 0010898 127.2326 39.6667 1.00271083033732

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 18th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 2 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

3.5071Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35741 km

Apogee

35833 km

Eccentricity

0.0010898

RAAN

6.0634Â°

Arg of Perigee

127.2326Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271083 rev/d