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TDRS-L Spacecraft Fairing Encapsulation

NASA/KSC - DANIEL CASPER (IMCS)2014-01-08

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NASA
Washington, DC, United States

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, spacecraft is being encapsulated in its payload fairing in preparation for being transported to Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The TDRS-L satellite will be a part of the second of three next-generation spacecraft designed to ensure vital operational continuity for the NASA Space Network. It is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 41 atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on January 23, 2014. The current Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system consists of eight in-orbit satellites distributed to provide near continuous information relay contact with orbiting spacecraft ranging from the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope to the array of scientific observatories. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdrs/home/index.html

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  • Title: TDRS-L Spacecraft Fairing Encapsulation
  • Creator: NASA/KSC - DANIEL CASPER (IMCS)
  • Date Created: 2014-01-08
  • Location: Astrotech, Titusville, FL
  • Rights: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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