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TDRS-11

Communications satellite. TDRS-11 was launched on January 31, 2013 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-004ANORAD 39070United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
TDRS 11
Common name
TDRS-11
Payload designation
TDRS K
International designator
2013-004A
NORAD catalog number
39070
GCAT identifier
S39070
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/724

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
TDRS
Owner
GSFC
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-601HP

Launch

Date
January 31, 2013 · 01:48 UTC
Launch record
2013-004Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,737 km
Apogee
35,831 km
Inclination
6.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 10, 2023

Size

Mass
3,454 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
8.1 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
21.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4273946 (CC0).