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TDRS B

retired

CommunicationssuborbitalLaunched 1/28/1986

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1986-F01
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/28/1986
Last Contact: 1/28/1986

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,131.5 km
Inclination: 28.5 deg
Dry Mass: 1,678 kg
Total Mass: 2,268 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Constellation

Name: TDRS
Active Satellites: 8
Planned Satellites: 8

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