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TDRS 13, 42915

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TDRS 13, 42915 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

42915, 2017-047A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-601HP, R-4D-11-300

Mass

3,454 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-08-18 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 21.1 m

Radar Cross Section

43.356 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 TDRS 13
1 42915U 17047A   25184.92062722 -.00000089  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 42915   3.4415 353.7754 0016136 113.4878 134.7241  1.00272771 28855

Epoch: 2025-07-03T22:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T22:05:42.191Z)

Latitude

-3.21432°

Longitude

-11.52428°

Altitude

35,834.49 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 08m 19s

True Declination

-3° 12' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.36203°

Longitude

176.49548°

Altitude

35,730.894 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 06m 46s

Apparent Declination

-2° 09' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:26:57

Azimuth

85.239° E

Elevation

-9.01°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,855.422 km

Perigee altitude

35,719.345 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.52 km

Eccentricity

0.00161

Inclination

3.4415°

RAAN

353.7754°

Arg. of periapsis

113.4878°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

134.7241°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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