Lockheed MartinAtlas IIALaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TDRS 9
Launched
March 8, 2002
Image: Department of Defense
Summary
TDRS 9 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 8, 2002. It was Lockheed Martin's 61st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Atlas IIA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO). TDRS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 29,143 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 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 Transfer Orbit (GSTO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Atlas IIA flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 61st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,522nd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDRS 9 · NORAD 27389 · 2002-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TDRS 9
- Object ID
- 2002-011A
- Epoch
- 2002-03-09 12:25:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.83864149 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6855153
- Inclination
- 27.1383°
- Ascending node
- 334.1086°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.2295°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.8588°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- TDRS 9 · NORAD 27389 · in orbit
Centaur AC-143 · re-entered October 17, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63rd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 599th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
228 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TDRS 9 launch?
TDRS 9 launched on March 8, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDRS 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TDRS 9?
Atlas IIA, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIA spec sheet
Where did TDRS 9 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did TDRS 9 reach?
TDRS 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 29,143 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did TDRS 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).