Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System II

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication Tracking and data relay
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:data_usage up to 300 Mbps
gptkbp:debut 1983-04-30
1995-01-24
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:frequency C-band
S-band
Ka-band
gptkbp:home_ground Multiple ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System II
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1989
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:3
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission Communications relay
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_use 15 years
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Oceania
gptkb:TDRS-3
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:2000
gptkb:3
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Yes
gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_III
Decommissioned
7 years
Geostationary orbit
Geostationary
Ground control stations
Data relay
approximately 2,000 kg
Relay satellite
Multi-beam
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 35,786 km
gptkbp:power_source Solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion Hydrazine thrusters
gptkbp:protocol gptkb:CDMA
FDMA
TDMA
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:communication
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_III
gptkbp:service_area Geostationary Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit
gptkbp:services_provided gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite_System_III
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4