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TDRS 9
Atlas IIALockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A
Friday, March 8, 2002 · 10:59 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
TDRS-9, known before launch as TDRS-I, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by the Boeing Satellite Development Center, formerly Hughes Space and Communications, and is based on the BSS-601 satellite bus.[3] It was the second Advanced TDRS, or second-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, to be launched.
PayloadTDRS 9
OrbitGeosynchronous Transfer Orbit
CustomerLockheed Martin
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.471°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:59 PM UTC - 10:59 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

