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TDRS I

Atlas IIA launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 8, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 8, 2002 · 22:59 UTCLaunch 2002-011Launch no. 4,521 in the log
RocketAtlas IIA
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyILS-LMAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 8, 2002, 22:59
Launch designation
2002-011
Mission
TDRS I
Flight name
TDRS 9
Vehicle flight ID
AC-143

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
35,910 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
TDRS 92002-011ANORAD 27389NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterCommunications3,190 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.