Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:availability gptkb:true
gptkbp:communication between spacecraft and ground
gptkbp:coverage gptkb:geostationary_orbit
gptkb:true
gptkbp:current_status operational
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1983
gptkbp:designed_for gptkb:communication
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:enables tracking
telemetry
commanding
gptkbp:enables_mission_control gptkb:true
gptkbp:first_generation gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:frequency C-band
Ku-band
S-band
gptkbp:has_backup_satellites gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_high_data_rate gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_long_operational_life gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_multiple_generations gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_multiple_users gptkb:true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS)
gptkbp:is_critical_for gptkb:robotic_missions
gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Aeronautics_missions
gptkb:NASA's_Space_Exploration_missions
gptkb:NASA's_Earth_Science_missions
NASA's communication infrastructure
gptkbp:is_used_by international space agencies
commercial space missions
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:TDRS-M
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:1983
gptkbp:orbit_type multiple
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 35,786 kilometers
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:TDRS_system
gptkbp:primary_function data relay
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:NASA's_Space_Network
gptkbp:provides_real_time_data to ground stations
gptkbp:provides_telemetry_data to mission control
gptkbp:services_provided gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various NASA missions
gptkbp:support gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:supports gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:supports_international_collaboration gptkb:true
gptkbp:supports_real_time_operations gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_solar_power gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_technology relay technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA's_Space_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5