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 TDRS-H undergoing processing before launch | |
| Mission type | Communication |
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| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-034A |
| SATCAT no. | 26388 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 11 years Elapsed: 24 years, 4 months, 24 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-601 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 3197 kg |
| Dimensions | 21.0 metres long 13.1 metres wide |
| Power | 2300 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 June 2000, 12:56:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas IIA |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A |
| Contractor | ILS |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 171.0° West (2000-?) 270.8° West |
| Epoch | 1 July 2000 |
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TDRS-8, known before launch as TDRS-H, is an American communications satellite, of second generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by Boeing and is based on the BSS-601 satellite bus.