MISSION NAME
TDRS-K
Status
Success
DATE
31 JAN 2013
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Description
TDRS-11, known before launch as TDRS-K, 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
Rocket Description
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.