TDRS-13
TDRS-M at the Astrotech payload processing facility | |
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-047A |
| SATCAT no. | 42915 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 15 years Elapsed: 7 years, 9 months, 29 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | BSS-601HP |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Launch mass | 3,454 kg (7,615 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 August 2017, 12:29 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geosynchronous orbit |
TDRS-13, known before launch as TDRS-M, is an American communications satellite operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. The thirteenth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, it is the third and final third-generation spacecraft to be launched, following the 2014 launch of TDRS-12.