Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B Context triple: [STS-51L, plannedPayload, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B]
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A.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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B.
Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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C.
Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard 1 satellite is an early American artificial Earth satellite launched in 1958 that became the fourth human-made object in space and the oldest still in orbit, used primarily for geophysical and atmospheric research.
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D.
Terra satellite
Terra is a flagship NASA Earth observation satellite that carries multiple instruments to monitor the planet’s climate, land, oceans, and atmosphere from polar orbit.
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E.
Arabsat-6A
Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity Saudi communications satellite launched in 2019 to provide television, internet, and telecommunications services across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B Target entity description: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
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A.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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B.
Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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C.
Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard 1 satellite is an early American artificial Earth satellite launched in 1958 that became the fourth human-made object in space and the oldest still in orbit, used primarily for geophysical and atmospheric research.
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D.
Terra satellite
Terra is a flagship NASA Earth observation satellite that carries multiple instruments to monitor the planet’s climate, land, oceans, and atmosphere from polar orbit.
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E.
Arabsat-6A
Arabsat-6A is a high-capacity Saudi communications satellite launched in 2019 to provide television, internet, and telecommunications services across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA satellite
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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System satellite ⓘ communications satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
TDRS-B
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| category |
Destroyed satellites
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Satellites destroyed in launch accidents ⓘ Satellites of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System ⓘ Spacecraft launched in 1986 ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
Ka-band
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Ku-band ⓘ S-band ⓘ |
| constellationRole | second TDRS satellite ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
continuous tracking of LEO spacecraft
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high-data-rate communications ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ |
| failedToReach |
geosynchronous orbit
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geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3
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| intendedCoverage | near-continuous communications for LEO spacecraft ⓘ |
| intendedMissionDuration | about 10 years ⓘ |
| intendedToRelayDataBetween | spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations ⓘ |
| intendedUsers |
NASA human spaceflight missions
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NASA robotic missions ⓘ |
| launchContractor | NASA ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1986-01-28 ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | launch failure ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
STS-51-L
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Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ |
| lostWith |
Space Shuttle Challenger
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surface form:
Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger
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| manufacturer | TRW ⓘ |
| missionType | uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | planned geosynchronous orbit ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
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| precededBy |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-1
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| program |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
TDRSS
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| programAffiliation |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| purpose |
communications relay
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data relay ⓘ support for low Earth orbit spacecraft ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TDRS satellite bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | TDRS first-generation satellite ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
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Subject: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B Description of subject: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
Referenced by (20)
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