TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE SYSTEM STATUS

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) is approaching launch readiness, with operations scheduled to commence in 1983. This paper d...

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Main Author: McMullen, Malcolm
Other Authors: Assistant Vice President-Advanced Planning Space Communications Company
Language:en_US
Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 1982
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613116
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/613116
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Summary:International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) is approaching launch readiness, with operations scheduled to commence in 1983. This paper describes TDRSS including the commercial communications or Advanced Westar (AW) components and the launch, network, and test elements being employed to bring the system to operational readiness for user support. Users and user equipment are also discussed.