Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TDRS-6 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-F) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/SES Americom (SES [Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)]) |
Users |
Government/Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-171.35 |
Perigee (km) |
35773 |
Apogee (km) |
35787 |
Eccentricity |
0.000166073546856465 |
Inclination (degrees) |
8.74 |
Period (minutes) |
1435.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3180 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1600 |
Power (watts) |
1800 |
Date of Launch |
13-01-1993 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
TRW Defense and Space Systems Group |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Space Shuttle (STS 54) |
COSPAR Number |
1993-003B |
NORAD Number |
22314 |
Comments |
Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions; leased access to C-band by Americom. |