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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10.6 m
Radar Cross Section
43.356 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 TDRS 13
1 42915U 17047A 25256.92961469 -.00000108 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 42915 3.4302 355.5557 0014117 126.8964 193.8088 1.00271612 29570Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:18:38.709Z)
Latitude
-2.16893°
Longitude
-11.54683°
Altitude
35,844.295 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 05m 04s
True Declination
-2° 10' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:39:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,847.234 km
Perigee altitude
35,728.183 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.845 km
Eccentricity
0.00141
Inclination
3.4302°
RAAN
355.5557°
Arg. of periapsis
126.8964°
True anomaly
193.77025°
Mean anomaly
193.8088°
Eccentric anomaly
193.78952°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2017 (2017-08-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TDRS 13 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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