TDRS

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboration NASA and international partners
gptkbp:command_structure command and control relay
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:data_transmission real-time data relay
gptkbp:data_usage up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:debut gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkb:TDRS-M
multiple launches
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:frequency S band
Ka band
gptkbp:healthcare telemetry data relay
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:White_Sands_Complex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS
gptkbp:last_operational_satellite gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1983
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mission various NASA missions
gptkbp:mission_duration long-term missions
gptkbp:mission_type civilian
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:12
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkb:TDRS_network
gptkb:newer_TDRS_satellites
gptkb:HS-376
modular design
high-gain antenna
approximately 2,500 kg
low-gain antenna
decommissioned satellites
multiple launches since 1983
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 35,786 km
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion hydrazine thrusters
gptkbp:provides tracking and data relay services
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:communication
gptkbp:satellite_dimensions approximately 6.1 m x 3.7 m
gptkbp:service gptkb:1983
ongoing
gptkbp:services voice, video, and data services
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:support gptkb:Mars_rovers
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Earth_observation
gptkbp:system relay satellite system
gptkbp:technology advanced communication technology
gptkbp:type geostationary satellite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-59
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5