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Atlas V Rocket Launches with TDRS-M Satellite

The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M (TDRS-M) launches atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Launch time was 8:29...

Atlas V TDRS-M Launch Highlights

An Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex-41 with NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M (TDRS-M). The addition of TDRS-M to the Space Network (SN) provides the abilit...

TDRS-M

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 90%

TDRS-M is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, which provides a multitude of communications services to a wide variety of missions.

Atlas V 401

Family:
Configuration: 401

An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.

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Specifications

Stages
2
Length
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Fairing Diameter
4.2 m
Launch Mass
590.0 T
Thrust
3827.0 kN

Family

Name
Atlas V 401
Family
―
Variant
401
Alias
―
Full Name
Atlas V 401

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$115000000
Low Earth Orbit
9050.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
4950.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
6670.0 kg

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

Interim CEO: John Elbon Founded: 2006 Successes: 171 Failures: 0 Pending: 40

Agency Type:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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