![[AUTO] Atlas V - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fatlas_v_image_20201212013334.jpeg&w=1600)
United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
TDRS-M
Launched
August 18, 2017
Summary
TDRS-M launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 18, 2017. It was United Launch Alliance's 121st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Atlas V 401 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). TDRS 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,654 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 26.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Third Generation Satellite Joins NASA's Communication NetworkNASA
- Atlas V Rocket Launches with TDRS-M SatelliteNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Atlas V TDRS-M Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 37th Atlas V 401 flight · 4th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 121st launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,666th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDRS 13 · NORAD 42915 · 2017-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-047A
- Epoch
- 2017-08-18 15:57:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00361233 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.585176
- Inclination
- 26.2144°
- Ascending node
- 331.402°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9686°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.5371°
- 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 13 · NORAD 42915 · in orbit
Centaur AV-074 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TDRS-M 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
87th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 758th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
121 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TDRS-M launch?
TDRS-M launched on August 18, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDRS-M?
Coverage: Third Generation Satellite Joins NASA's Communication Network; Atlas V Rocket Launches with TDRS-M Satellite; Atlas V TDRS-M Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TDRS-M?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did TDRS-M launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did TDRS-M reach?
TDRS 13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 4,654 × 35,760 km orbit inclined 26.2°.
How many satellites did TDRS-M launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).