Operational
TDRS-12
TDRS-12 helps maintain near-continuous communications with spacecraft in low Earth orbit, including crewed missions and observatories. It keeps NASA's relay network resilient.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Communications
TYPE
Geo Dish
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Jan 24, 2014
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
GEO
ALTITUDE · KM
35,788
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
1,436.17
INCLINATION · DEG
3.98
APOGEE · KM
35,801
PERIGEE · KM
35,775
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