TDRS satellites

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite
gptkbp:communicationEquipment minimal
broadband
narrowband
gptkbp:customerService NASA_and_partners
gptkbp:dataUsage real-time
redundant systems
high-volume
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:finalDisposal gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:TDRS-1
2021
gptkbp:frequency C-band
Ku-band
gptkbp:geographicalFeature true
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:White_Sands_Complex
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TDRS satellites
gptkbp:internationalCooperation yes
gptkbp:launched every few years
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Space Shuttle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Boeing_601
commercial
scientific
third generation
civilian
fourth generation
gptkbp:missions ongoing
gptkbp:notableFeature 1983
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination approximately 36,000 km
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion hydrazine thrusters
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Oceania
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
Africa
Europe
data relay services
gptkbp:purpose communication
gptkbp:radar parabolic antenna
gptkbp:rotorDiameter 4.5 meters
gptkbp:security yes
gptkbp:services more than 10
gptkbp:succeededBy up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:supports spacecraft tracking
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:usedFor tracking
telemetry
commanding