Location of TDRS as of 26 May 2020
Location of TDRS as of March 2019
This is a list of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites . TDRS spacecraft are all in geostationary orbit and are operated by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration , and are used for communication between NASA facilities and spacecraft,[ 1] including the Space Shuttle , Hubble Space Telescope , and International Space Station .
As of 1 March 2019, 12 of the TDRS satellites launched were operational, two (TDRS-3 , TDRS-5 ) had been placed in storage, two (TDRS-1 and TDRS-4 ) had been retired, and one (TDRS-B ) had been lost in a launch failure .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Satellites
References
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^ "TDRS: 25 Years of Connecting Space To Earth" . NASA. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-25 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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^ "NASA Retires First Data Relay Satellite After Stellar Career" . NASA. June 25, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2022 .
^ "TDRS-1 Satellite Reaches 25 Years Of Age" . Space Mart. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2009-06-24 .
^ "Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)" . NASA. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014 .
^ "TDRS-4 Mission Complete; Spacecraft Retired From Active Service" . NASA. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ a b "TDRS Satellites Two-Line-Elements (TLE" . Retrieved November 8, 2022 .
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"TDRS-K Launch Caught Up In Cascade of Florida Delays" . Space News . 2012-11-02. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-05 .
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^ a b c "Spaceflight Now Launch Schedule" . SpaceflightNow.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017 .
^ Leone, Dan (12 March 2014). "NASA Wants Laser Communications for TDRS Follow-on, Needs Industry Money First" . SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017 .
^ Krebs, Gunter. "TDRS 11, 12, 13" . Retrieved 11 April 2017 .
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Italics denotes launch failure.