Space Network
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The Space Network is NASA’s global system of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites and ground stations that provides continuous communications and data relay services for spacecraft in low Earth orbit and other missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA communications network
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spacecraft tracking and data relay system → |
| country |
United States
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| coverage |
near-continuous global coverage for supported spacecraft
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| governingAgency |
NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)
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| hasComponent |
Guam Remote Ground Terminal
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TDRS constellation → Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System → White Sands Complex → |
| locationGroundSegment |
Guam
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White Sands, New Mexico → |
| managedBy |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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| notableSatelliteSeries |
TDRS-A series
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TDRS-B series → TDRS-C through TDRS-M satellites → |
| operator |
NASA
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| orbitsServed |
highly elliptical orbit missions when visible to TDRS
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low Earth orbit → |
| partOf |
NASA Space Communications and Navigation Program
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| purpose |
provide continuous communications services for spacecraft in low Earth orbit
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provide data relay services for near-Earth missions → support human spaceflight missions → support launch vehicle telemetry and tracking → support robotic spacecraft missions → |
| relatedTo |
Deep Space Network
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Near Space Network → |
| serviceType |
Ka-band communications
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Ku-band communications → S-band communications → command relay → ranging services → telemetry relay → time transfer services → tracking services → |
| shortName |
SN
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| startDate |
1983
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| supportsMissionType |
Earth-observing satellites
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Hubble Space Telescope → International Space Station → low Earth orbit missions → scientific satellites → technology demonstration missions → |
| supportsProgram |
International Space Station Program
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NASA Earth Science missions → Space Shuttle Program → |
| usesInfrastructure |
geosynchronous relay satellites
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ground terminals → network control centers → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Goddard Space Flight Center ("Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System") → |
responsibleFor |
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Space Network
("Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System")
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hasComponent |
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Space Network
("Near Space Network")
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relatedTo |