Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TDRS 10
Launched
December 5, 2002
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
TDRS 10 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 5, 2002. It was Lockheed Martin's 65th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,568th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Atlas IIA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). TDRS 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 31,410 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIA · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Atlas IIA flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 65th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,568th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDRS 10 · NORAD 27566 · 2002-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TDRS 10
- Object ID
- 2002-055A
- Epoch
- 2002-12-05 16:47:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.62651979 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7026317
- Inclination
- 26.973°
- Ascending node
- 298.052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.489°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.82°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- TDRS 10 · NORAD 27566 · in orbit
Centaur AC-144 · re-entered November 4, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The third and final Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite satellite separated from the Centaur upper stage 30 minutes after launch. This completed the $800 million, three satellite contract.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
65th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 604th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TDRS 10 launch?
TDRS 10 launched on December 5, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDRS 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TDRS 10?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did TDRS 10 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did TDRS 10 reach?
TDRS 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 31,410 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did TDRS 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).