gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:antenna_diameter
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4.5 meters
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:data_usage
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Up to 300 Mbps
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gptkbp:debut
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gptkb:1994
gptkb:2019
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:design
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10 years
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gptkbp:end_of_life
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Decommissioned in 2019.
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gptkbp:first_introduced
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:frequency
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C-band
S-band
Ka-band
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gptkbp:home_ground
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gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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TDRS-G
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gptkbp:launch_date
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1994-02-24
1994-02-24.
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gptkbp:launch_mass
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3,000 kg
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gptkbp:launch_price
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Estimated at $200 million
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Space_Shuttle
Space Shuttle.
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
Hughes Aircraft Company.
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gptkbp:mass
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3,000 kg
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Mars_rovers
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Earth_observation
Lunar missions
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gptkbp:mission_type
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gptkb:communication
Relay communications.
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gptkbp:operational_status
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Active
Active.
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbit_type
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gptkb:HS-376
Launched aboard STS-62.
Relay signals to ground stations.
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gptkbp:orbital_altitude
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Geostationary orbit
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination
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0 degrees
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gptkbp:payload_capacity
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Antennas
Telemetry systems
Transponders
3,000 kg.
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gptkbp:power_source
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Solar panels
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gptkbp:primary_function
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Relay communications for NASA missions.
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:TDRS-M
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gptkbp:service_frequency
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15 years
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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Solar power
Modular design.
Attitude control system
Communications satellite
Geostationary orbit.
Communications relay.
Communications satellite.
Operational until decommissioned.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_antenna_diameter
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4.5 meters.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_communication_system
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Transponders.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_control_system
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Attitude control system.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_data_rate
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Up to 300 Mbps.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_design_life
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10 years.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_end_date
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2019.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_frequency_band
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S-band.
C-band.
Ka-band.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_ground_control
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_international_collaboration
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Yes.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_launch_cost
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Estimated at $200 million.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_mission_support
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NASA missions.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_power_source
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Solar panels.
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gptkbp:spacecraft_supporting_missions
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Earth observation satellites.
Hubble Space Telescope.
International Space Station.
Lunar missions.
Mars rovers.
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gptkbp:status
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Operational
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gptkbp:successor
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TDRS-H
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gptkbp:transponders
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gptkb:Multiple
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:2019
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:TDRS-F
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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