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From: bernie@watarts.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Communications Sattelite
Message-ID: <1963@watarts.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 09:58:18 EDT
Article-I.D.: watarts.1963
Posted: Tue Jul 19 09:58:18 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 20-Jul-83 01:54:24 EDT
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In order for there to be continuous shuttle-ground communications, all three
TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellites) must be in place. The first has
just recently arrived at its designated orbital location, having been the
victim of a failure in the IUS (the stage that was supposed to deliver it).
Until the IUS problem has been found and fixed, the other two TDRS's are
on hold.  Thus, it will be a while yet before the complete communications
system is in place.
				--Bernie Roehl
				...decvax!watmath!watarts!bernie