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TDRS 4

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
March 13, 1989 at 02:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-29
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,365 km
Periapsis
36,226 km
Inclination
12.81°
Orbital period
1462.18 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-021B
NORAD catalog №
19883
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
20.9264 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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