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 14.067°
Eccentricity 0.00073
RA ascending node 23.569 hr
Argument perigee 257.106°
Mean anomaly 110.856°
Orbital period 1436.036 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Jul 2026, 15:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35761.9 km
Mean Altitude 35792.5 km
Peak Altitude 35823.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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