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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TDRS-K
Launched
January 31, 2013
Summary
TDRS-K launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 31, 2013. It was United Launch Alliance's 68th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). TDRS 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,343 × 35,799 km orbit inclined 25.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V TDRS-K Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 15th Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 68th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,272nd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDRS 11 · NORAD 39070 · 2013-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-004A
- Epoch
- 2013-01-31 08:03:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01909765 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5948034
- Inclination
- 25.7283°
- Ascending node
- 334.815°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.2469°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.1909°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- TDRS 11 · NORAD 39070 · in orbit
Centaur AV-036 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TDRS-11, known before launch as TDRS-K, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, which provides a multitude of communications services to a wide variety of missions.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 694th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TDRS-K launch?
TDRS-K launched on January 31, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDRS-K?
Coverage: Atlas V TDRS-K Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TDRS-K?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did TDRS-K launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did TDRS-K reach?
TDRS 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,343 × 35,799 km orbit inclined 25.7°.
How many satellites did TDRS-K launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).