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 14.077°
Eccentricity 0.00069
RA ascending node 23.604 hr
Argument perigee 279.108°
Mean anomaly 285.019°
Orbital period 1436.031 min
Epoch of osculation 09 May 2026, 09:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35763.5 km
Mean Altitude 35792.4 km
Peak Altitude 35821.4 km

Launched alongside

STS 43 IUS R/B(1) IUS R/B(2) IUS DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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