List of TDRS satellites
This is a list of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites. TDRS spacecraft are operated by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and are used for communication between NASA facilities and spacecraft,[1] including the Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, and International Space Station.
As of 1 March 2019, 12 of the TDRS satellites launched were operational, two (TDRS-3, TDRS-5) had been placed in storage, two (TDRS-1 and TDRS-4) had been retired, and one (TDRS-B) had been lost in a launch failure.[2][3][4]
Satellites
Designation | Launch (UTC) | Rocket | Launch Site | Longitude | Status | Retirement | Remarks | ||
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Launch | Operational | ||||||||
First generation | |||||||||
TDRS-A | TDRS-1 | 4 April 1983 18:30:00[5] | Space Shuttle Challenger/IUS (STS-6)[6] | Kennedy, LC-39A | 41° W, 62° W, 171° W | Retired[4] | 27 June 2010[7] | IUS malfunctioned, raised orbit using maneuvering thrusters. End of life October 2009.[8] Placed in a graveyard orbit on 27 June 2010.[4] | |
TDRS-B | N/A | 28 January 1986 16:38:00[5] | Space Shuttle Challenger/IUS (STS-51-L) | Kennedy, LC-39B | N/A | Destroyed | 28 January 1986 16:39:13 | Launch failure Shuttle disintegrated during ascent | |
TDRS-C | TDRS-3 | 29 September 1988 15:37:00[5] | Space Shuttle Discovery/IUS (STS-26R)[6] | Kennedy, LC-39B | 62° W[4] | In storage[4] | December 2011[9] | ||
TDRS-D | TDRS-4 | 13 March 1989 14:57:00[5] | Space Shuttle Discovery/IUS (STS-29R)[6] | Kennedy, LC-39B | Retired[4] | April/May 2012[10] | Placed in a graveyard orbit.[4] | ||
TDRS-E | TDRS-5 | 2 August 1991 15:02:00[5] | Space Shuttle Atlantis/IUS (STS-43)[6] | Kennedy, LC-39A | 167° W[4] | In storage[4] | |||
TDRS-F | TDRS-6 | 13 January 1993 13:59:30[5] | Space Shuttle Endeavour/IUS (STS-54)[6] | Kennedy, LC-39B | 46° W[4] | Active[4] | |||
TDRS-G | TDRS-7 | 13 July 1995 13:41:55[5] | Space Shuttle Discovery/IUS (STS-70) | Kennedy, LC-39B | 85° E[4] | Active[4] | Replaced TDRS-B | ||
Second generation | |||||||||
TDRS-H | TDRS-8 | 30 June 2000 12:56[5] | Atlas IIA | Canaveral, SLC-36A | 89° E[4] | Active[4] | |||
TDRS-I | TDRS-9 | 8 March 2002 22:59[5] | Atlas IIA | Canaveral, SLC-36A | 12° W[4] | Active[4] | |||
TDRS-J | TDRS-10 | 5 December 2002 02:42[5] | Atlas IIA | Canaveral, SLC-36A | 171° W[11] | Active[4] | |||
Third generation | |||||||||
TDRS-K | TDRS-11 | 31 January 2013 01:48:00 | Atlas V 401 | Canaveral, SLC-41 | 174° W[12] | Active[4] | USD$350 million cost, paid to Boeing under a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract.[13] | ||
TDRS-L | TDRS-12 | 24 January 2014 02:33:00[14] | Atlas V 401 | Canaveral, SLC-41 | 41° W[4] | Active[4] | USD$350 million cost, FFP contract.[13] | ||
TDRS-M | TDRS-13 | 18 August 2017 12:29:00 [15] | Atlas V 401[15] | Canaveral, SLC-41 [15] | 49° W | Active | USD$289 million firm-fixed-price contract option with Boeing; option exercised in November 2011, ahead of expiry on 30 November 2012.[13] | ||
TDRS-N | Option not exercised[16][17] | ||||||||
Animation of TDRS-8 - TDRS-13
References
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