TDRS

GPTKB entity

Properties (102)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Satellite
satellite
gptkbp:communicationEquipment global
low latency
C-band
S-band
Ka-band
advanced telecommunications technology
gptkbp:component integrated with ground systems
relay satellite system
gptkbp:customerService multiple user terminals
gptkbp:dataUsage onboard processing
built-in redundancy
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:field approximately 3.5 meters high
approximately 3.5 meters wide
approximately 6.5 meters long
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:firstGeneration TDRS-11 to TDRS-M
TDRS-7 to TDRS-10
TDRS-1_to_TDRS-6
gptkbp:frequency Ku-band
S-band
gptkbp:futurePlans TDRS Next Generation
gptkbp:hasAbility Multiple antennas
Multiple transponders
Multiple communication links
Multiple power systems
gptkbp:hasDescription 15 years
gptkbp:hasFacilities approximately 3,000 kg
gptkbp:hasSpecialty Hydrazine thrusters
gptkbp:hasVariants gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
Africa
Europe
Oceans
up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered satellite communication technology
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:White_Sands_Complex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS
gptkbp:internationalCooperation NASA_and_international_partners
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy gptkb:NASA's_Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System
gptkb:NASA's_Space_Network
gptkbp:isUsedFor Telecommunications
Telemetry
Data relay
Command and control
gptkbp:lastProduced gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:launched 1983
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Space Shuttle
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:missions varies by satellite
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:numberOfStudents Multiple
multiple
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination approximately 22,300 miles
approximately 35,786 kilometers
gptkbp:powers Solar panels
solar panels
gptkbp:primaryFunction tracking
telemetry
data relay
gptkbp:propulsion hydrazine thrusters
gptkbp:provides Tracking and Data Relay
tracking and data relay services
gptkbp:providesServices gptkb:NASA's_Earth_Science_missions
Commercial satellites
NASA's_Human_Spaceflight_missions
gptkbp:purpose Communication
communication
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Ariane_5
Space Shuttle
Atlas V
Delta II
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replacedBy TDRS Next Generation
gptkbp:serviceArea gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
Africa
Europe
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:successor TDRS Next Generation
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Mars_rovers
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
Space_Shuttle_missions
gptkbp:type geostationary satellite
gptkbp:uses Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:voiceActor reaction wheels