March 8, 2002 10:59 pm
TDRS 9
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Atlas IIA
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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TDRS-9, known before launch as TDRS-I, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by the Boeing Satellite Development Center, formerly Hughes Space and Communications, and is based on the BSS-601 satellite bus.[3] It was the second Advanced TDRS, or second-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, to be launched.
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:59 UTC
Window Close
22:59 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 8, 2002 · 22:59 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Lockheed Martin
Payload
TDRS 9
Rocket
Atlas IIA
Destination
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
TDRS-9, known before launch as TDRS-I, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by the Boeing Satellite Development Center, formerly Hughes Space and Communications, and is based on the BSS-601 satellite bus.[3] It was the second Advanced TDRS, or second-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, to be launched.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Lockheed Martin
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:59 UTC
Window Close
22:59 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 8, 2002 · 22:59 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Lockheed Martin
Payload
TDRS 9
Rocket
Atlas IIA
Destination
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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