 TDRS-G before launch at Kennedy Space Center | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-035B |
| SATCAT no. | 23613 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 10 years Elapsed: 29 years, 4 months and 6 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | TDRS |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Launch mass | 2,108 kilograms (4,647 lb) [1] |
| Dimensions | 17.3 metres (57 ft) long 14.2 metres (47 ft) wide |
| Power | 1700 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 July 1995, 13:41:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Space Shuttle Discovery STS-70 / IUS |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 150.0° West (1995–1996) 171.0° West (1996–2003) 150.5° West (2003–) |
| Epoch | 14 July 1995 [2] |
TDRS-7, known before launch as TDRS-G, is an American communications satellite, of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW as a replacement for TDRS-B, which had been lost in the Challenger accident, and was the last first generation TDRS satellite to be launched.
- ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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