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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Program

NASA programme that developed and operates the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, integrating multiple generations of relay spacecraft and ground facilities to provide near-continuous communications for near-Earth missions.

Identity

Aliases: TDRS ProgramTDRSSTracking and Data Relay Satellite Program
Domains: spaceflight
Name: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Program
Status: active

Details

Description: NASA programme that developed and operates the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, integrating multiple generations of relay spacecraft and ground facilities to provide near-continuous communications for near-Earth missions.
Start Date: 1973

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: July 29, 2026 at 09:32:27 UTC
Updated Time: July 29, 2026 at 09:32:27 UTC

Other

Leads
Official Urls: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/tracking-and-data-relay-satellites/https://www.nasa.gov/missions/tdrs/tdrs-an-era-of-continuous-space-communications/
Participants: -
Types: infrastructureoperationsdevelopment