 TDRS-F being deployed from Endeavour | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1993-003B |
| SATCAT no. | 22314 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 10 years Elapsed: 31 years, 11 months, 28 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | TDRS |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Launch mass | 2,108 kg (4,647 lb)[1] |
| Dimensions | 17.3 × 14.2 m (57 × 47 ft) |
| Power | 1700 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 January 1993, 13:59:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-54 / IUS |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 46.0° West (1994–1996) 47.0° West (1996–2005) 174.0° West (2005–) |
| Epoch | 14 January 1993 [2] |
TDRS-6, known before launch as TDRS-F, is an American communications satellite, of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW, and is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation TDRS satellites.[3]
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- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "TDRS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
