TDRS-6

GPTKB entity

Statements (82)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:command_capabilities Command and control from ground
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:controls Reaction wheels
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:data_relay_capabilities Data relay to ground stations
gptkbp:data_usage up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:disbandment_date 2011-01-01
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2019
Decommissioned
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1996
gptkbp:frequency S-band
Ka-band
Ka-band and S-band
gptkbp:ground_station_support Multiple ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS-6
gptkbp:launch_date 1996-01-24
1995-01-24
1994-01-12
gptkbp:launch_event Successful
gptkbp:launch_mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:launched gptkb:LC-39_B
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 3,000 kg
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:communication
communications
Tracking and Data Relay
tracking and data relay
gptkbp:operational_status operational
Operational
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:HS-376
Geostationary
Parabolic antenna
gptkbp:orbital_altitude gptkb:geostationary_orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,500 kg
gptkbp:power_source 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 Chemical propulsion
gptkbp:reliability gptkb:High
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:TDRS-12
gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:series gptkb:TDRS-13
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:service 2017-01-31
gptkbp:service_frequency 15 years
gptkbp:services Commercial and government
gptkbp:services_provided gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:solar_array_type Rigid solar arrays
gptkbp:spacecraft Modular design
Relay satellite
gptkbp:status operational
Operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS-7
gptkbp:telemetry_capabilities Telemetry data transmission
gptkbp:tracking_capabilities Real-time tracking
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:2019
gptkbp:weight 3,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-69
gptkb:STS-54
gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_(TDRSS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5