TDRS-6

GPTKB entity

Statements (81)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:battle
gptkbp:command_structure Command and control from ground
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
Reaction wheels
gptkbp:covered_by gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:data_privacy Data relay to ground stations
gptkbp:data_type Rigid solar arrays
gptkbp:data_usage up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:disbandment_date 2011-01-01
gptkbp:elevation gptkb:satellite
Geostationary Orbit
Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2019
Decommissioned
gptkbp:events Successful
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1996
gptkbp:frequency 15 years
S-band
Ka-band
Ka-band and S-band
gptkbp:home_ground Multiple ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS-6
gptkbp:is_monitored_by Real-time tracking
gptkbp:launch_date 1996-01-24
1995-01-24
1994-01-12
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
3,000 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:LC-39_B
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:military_technology Telemetry data transmission
gptkbp:mission gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:HS-376
communications
Geostationary
Tracking and Data Relay
Parabolic antenna
tracking and data relay
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 years
gptkbp:operational_status operational
Operational
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:powers Solar panels
2,000 watts
10 k W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:TDRS-5
gptkbp:primary_function Tracking and data relay
tracking and data relay
gptkbp:propulsion Modular design
Chemical propulsion
Relay satellite
gptkbp:reliability gptkb:High
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:TDRS-12
gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:seating_capacity 1,500 kg
gptkbp:series gptkb:TDRS-13
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:services gptkb:NASA
2017-01-31
Commercial and government
gptkbp:status operational
Operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS-7
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:2019
gptkbp:weight 3,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-69
gptkb:STS-54
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4