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TDRS-13
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TDRS-13, known before launch as TDRS-M, is an American communications satellite operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. The thirteenth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, it is the third and final third-generation spacecraft to be launched, following the 2014 launch of TDRS-12.
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Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 2017-047A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 42915![]() |
Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: 6 years, 9 months, 25 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | BSS-601HP |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Launch mass | 3,454 kg (7,615 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18 August 2017, 12:29 (2017-08-18UTC12:29) UTC[2] |
Rocket | Atlas V 401 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geosynchronous orbit |
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