| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | TDRS-9 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-I) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | -62.43 |
| Perigee (km) | 35768 |
| Apogee (km) | 35809 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00048626018477887 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.11 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3180 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1600 |
| Power (watts) | 2,300 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 08-03-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 11 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 2A |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-011A |
| NORAD Number | 27389 |
| Comments | Tracking and communications with space shuttle, other missions. In storage. |