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TDRS M

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 18, 2017, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 18, 2017 · 12:29 UTCLaunch 2017-047Launch no. 5,662 in the log
RocketAtlas V 401variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 2017, 12:29
Launch designation
2017-047
Mission
TDRS M
Flight name
TDRS 13
Vehicle flight ID
AV-074

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
183 km
Initial apogee
25,676 km
Inclination
27.0°
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
TDRS 132017-047ANORAD 42915NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterCommunications3,454 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.