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TDRS 9
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
March 8, 2002 at 10:59 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
TDRS 9
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,165 km
Periapsis
36,140 km
Inclination
12.16°
Orbital period
1454.83 min
Spacecraft
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Systems
Users
Government
Launch mass
3,180 kg
Dry mass
1,600 kg
Design lifetime
11 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-011A
NORAD catalog №
27389
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
11.5324 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational