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TDRS-12

Communications satellite. TDRS-12 was launched on January 24, 2014 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-004ANORAD 39504United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
TDRS 12
Common name
TDRS-12
Payload designation
TDRS L
International designator
2014-004A
NORAD catalog number
39504
GCAT identifier
S39504
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/739

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 24, 2014 · 02:33 UTC
Launch record
2014-004Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,781 km
Apogee
35,789 km
Inclination
7.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 22, 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 Q15712428 (CC0).