The TDRS-A mission is the first of three missions required to establish the initial configuration of the tracking and data relay satellite system. The mission objectives, the mission sequence involving that portion of the STS-6 mission which is relevant to the TDRS/IUS mission, and the TDRS/IUS mission until separation in geosynchronous mission are discussed. The TDRS spacecraft, the IUS, the White Sands ground terminal, user services, the GSFC network control center and associated GSFC support elements are described.
Mission Operation Report (MOR) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-A) Mission
1983
95 pages
Report
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English