TDRS-3

GPTKB entity

Statements (130)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bus_connections gptkb:HS-376
gptkbp:command_structure yes
gptkbp:communication Direct communication link
gptkbp:communication_system Advanced communication system
gptkbp:contact 2017-01-31
1988-03-22
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:controls reaction wheels
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:data_relay_function Relay data to ground stations
gptkbp:data_transmission yes
High-speed data transmission
Between low Earth orbit satellites and ground stations
gptkbp:data_usage up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1995
gptkb:2019
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2017
gptkbp:design 15 years
7 years
gptkbp:disbandment_date gptkb:2019
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2017
gptkbp:frequency C-band
Ku-band
X-band
S-band
Ka-band
Multiple simultaneous connections
Ka band
gptkbp:ground_stations_supported Multiple ground stations
gptkbp:healthcare yes
Telemetry data transmission
gptkbp:height 5.5 m
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS-3
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1995
1995-03-09
1988-01-22
1995-07-20
February 20, 1995
1988-03-22
gptkbp:launch_mass 3,000 kg
2,800 kg
gptkbp:launch_price $150 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:launch_window 1988-03-22 to 1988-03-30
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:length 3.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
2,500 kg
2,800 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-67
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:communication
communications
tracking and data relay
gptkbp:operational_status Active
active
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:1995
15 years
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:TDRS_network
gptkb:HS-376
15 years
Geostationary orbit
Modular design
Third generation
Remote control from ground
Data relay and communication
Relay satellite network
gptkbp:orbital_altitude gptkb:geostationary_orbit
Geostationary orbit
approximately 22,300 miles
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 24 hours
gptkbp:payload_capacity 3,000 kg
Communications transponders
gptkbp:power_source Solar panels
gptkbp:powers 2,000 watts
5 k W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:TDRS-2
gptkbp:primary_function tracking and data relay
Relay communications between satellites and ground stations
gptkbp:primary_mission commercial communications
supporting NASA missions
gptkbp:propulsion chemical propulsion
gptkbp:provides_information_on Data link to ground stations
gptkbp:reliability gptkb:High
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:series gptkb:TDRS-12
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkb:TDRS_series
gptkbp:service gptkb:1995
gptkb:2017
Extended service life
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:geostationary_orbit
Solar power system
geostationary communications satellite
gptkbp:status operational
Operational
decommissioned
gptkbp:storage gptkb:TDRS-2
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS-4
gptkbp:sustainability 60 m²
gptkbp:track yes
gptkbp:tracking_capabilities Real-time tracking
gptkbp:transponders gptkb:12
Multiple transponders
gptkbp:user_countries Various space agencies
gptkbp:width 3.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-51-D
gptkb:STS-24
gptkb:STS-20
gptkb:STS-19
gptkb:STS-25
gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_(TDRSS)
gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_II
gptkb:STS-26
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5