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NASA's continuing this legacy by launching the next generation of satellites. With the addition of TDRS-M NASA is assuring the future of continuous space to ground communication. NASA is preparing to launch the next Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS-M. David Littmann, TDRS Project Manager Badri Younes, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communication Navigation, (SCaN) Jeff Gramling, Former TDRS Project Manager Bruce LeRoy, TDRS Telecommunication Systems Engineer Robert Buchanan, TDRS Deputy Project Manager Thomas Williams, TDRS System Engineer Marlon Enciso, TDRS Spacecraft Integration and Test Manager TDRS-M B-Roll which consists of testing, shipping and rocket assembly. Along with animations showing launch and deployment of the TDRS satellite and the TDRS communications fleet. TDRS launch visualization. This visualization shows the TDRS spacecraft deployment. This visualization shows the TDRS Communication Fleet hard at work relaying data from satellite to the ground. This visualization shows how data from satellites gothrough the TDRS Communication Fleet to reach the ground. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project is building the follow-on and replacement spacecraft necessary to maintain and expand NASA’s Space Network. The third satellite of the third generation, TDRS-M, is set to launch in August 2017. TDRS-M will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket. This satellite will join a constellation of space-based communications satellites providing tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services. TDRS Communication Fleet in 360 DegreesTDRS Communication Fleet in VR 360 Degrees  Related pages

Visualization depicting TDRS satellites communicating with customer satellites. White lines represent periods of communication between satellites. Constant contact between TDRS satellites and ground stations is also displayed using grey lines. 360 degree (spherical projection) visualization depicting TDRS satellites communicating with customer satellites. White lines represent periods of communication between satellites. Constant contact between TDRS satellites and ground stations is also displayed using grey lines. This video is also available on our YouTube channel. 360 degree (top/bottom stereo omnidirectional projection) visualization depicting TDRS satellites communicating with customer satellites. White lines represent periods of communication between satellites. Constant contact between TDRS satellites and ground stations is also displayed using grey lines. This video is also available on our YouTube channel. The Tracking Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) fleet has provided spacecraft communications and tracking since the 1980's. Designed to replace most ground stations and provide longer periods of coverage, TDRS spacecraft have become an indispensable component of both manned and unmanned Earth orbiting space missions.The TDRS project is building the follow-on and replacement spacecraft necessary to maintain and expand NASA’s Space Network. The third satellite of the third generation, TDRS-M, is set to launch in August 2017. TDRS-M will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard an Atlas V rocket. This satellite will join a constellation of space-based communications satellites providing tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services. TDRS Communication Fleet in 360 DegreesNote: The YouTube video above is an interactive 360 degree video. If you are viewing this video on your computer, click and drag in the window to change the camera view. If you are viewing this video on your phone or tablet, open the video in the YouTube video app and change the view by moving/rotating your device. This YouTube video is also compatible with Google Cardboard VR viewers. TDRS Communication Fleet in VR 360 DegreesNote: The YouTube video above is an interactive 360 degree video. If you are viewing this video on your computer, click and drag in the window to change the camera view. If you are viewing this video on your phone or tablet, open the video in the YouTube video app and change the view by moving/rotating your device. This YouTube video is also compatible with Google Cardboard VR viewers.   Related pages