Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
TDRS-M is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, which provides a multitude of communications services to a wide variety of missions.
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDRS 13 2017-047A | Payload | 35735 × 35838 km · 3.5° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2017-047B | Rocket body | 4558 × 34763 km · 25.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2017-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).