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Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
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.
Height 47.54 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 2810 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2479 kN
Diameter 3.04 Meters
Mass To LEO 6580 kg
Liftoff Mass 204 Tonnes
Launch Success 23
Consecutive Success 23
Maiden Flight 1992-06-10
Launch Failures 0