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TDRS 3

OperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
September 29, 1988 at 03:37 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-26
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,948 km
Periapsis
35,624 km
Inclination
12.61°
Orbital period
1436.05 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Manufacturer
TRW Defense and Space Systems Group
Users
Government
Launch mass
3,180 kg
Dry mass
1,600 kg
Power
1,800 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-091B
NORAD catalog №
19548
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
38.9782 m²
Status
Operational

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