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TDRS 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1983-026BLaunched 4/4/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: TDRS-A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/4/1983
Last Contact: 10/12/2009

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,790 km
Inclination: 1.37 deg
Dry Mass: 1,673 kg
Total Mass: 2,263 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

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-026B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/096