Spacecraft information: TDRS 5

Launch Details
Launched 1 August 1991
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 21639
COSPAR ID 1991-054B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.088°
Eccentricity 0.00138
RA ascending node 23.653 hr
Argument perigee 266.680°
Mean anomaly 185.262°
Orbital period 1436.131 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jan 2026, 08:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35736.1 km
Mean Altitude 35794.4 km
Peak Altitude 35852.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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