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TDRS-7

Communications satellite. TDRS-7 was launched on July 13, 1995 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1995-035BNORAD 23613United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
TDRS 7
Common name
TDRS-7
Payload designation
TDRS G
International designator
1995-035B
NORAD catalog number
23613
GCAT identifier
S23613
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/301

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
TDRS
Owner
GSFC
Country
United States
Builder
TRW Inc.
Platform (bus)
TDRS

Launch

Date
July 13, 1995 · 13:41 UTC
Launch record
1995-035Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,784 km
Apogee
35,791 km
Inclination
0.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
2,225 kg
Dry mass
1,673 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7669871 (CC0).