First Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboration No
gptkbp:contact gptkb:1993
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:Yes
Real-time
gptkbp:data_usage up to 1 Mbps
gptkbp:design 7 years
Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1993-01-01
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:1993
gptkbp:frequency Global
C-band
gptkbp:ground_stations_supported gptkb:Multiple
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:NASA_TDRS_program
gptkbp:healthcare gptkb:Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
gptkbp:launch_date 1979-04-24
April 24, 1979
gptkbp:launch_mass 1,500 kg
gptkbp:launch_price Not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mission_duration 7 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:communication
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_use 14 years
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:HS-376
gptkb:TDRS_Network
Geostationary orbit
Relay satellite
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 22,300 miles
gptkbp:orbital_period 24 hours
gptkbp:power_source Solar panels
gptkbp:primary_function Relay data between ground stations and spacecraft
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:series gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:services_provided gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:track Low Earth Orbit satellites
gptkbp:transponders gptkb:6
gptkbp:weight approximately 1,500 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-6
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5