Operational
TDRS-3
TDRS-3 is part of NASA's relay network that lets spacecraft send data without waiting for direct ground-station passes. The TDRS system became critical infrastructure for human spaceflight and science missions.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Communications
TYPE
Geo Dish
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Sep 29, 1988
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
GEO
ALTITUDE · KM
35,786
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
1,436.07
INCLINATION · DEG
12.6
APOGEE · KM
35,948
PERIGEE · KM
35,624
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