# Tracking and Data Relay Satellites

The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system is NASA's network of specialized communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit that provide communications services to many NASA spacecraft. These satellites relay signals between spacecraft, including the International Space Station, and ground control stations on Earth.

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The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation consists of a number of satellites in geosynchronous orbit distributed over the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. These satellites provide near continuous information relay services to over 25 missions including the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and many of our Earth-observing missions like the Global Precipitation Measurement, Terra, and Aqua.

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## Tracking and Data Relay Satellites

TDRS comprises the space segment of the government-owned portion of the Near Space Network. TDRS can provide near-constant communication relay links between its ground facilities (located in White Sands, New Mexico and Guam) and orbiting satellites below geosynchronous orbit.
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## TDRS Rates

TDRS reimbursable rates for Fiscal Year 2024

## Fact Sheets

Learn more about our fleet of TDRS spacecraft.

## Build Your Own TDRS

Print the PDFs and follow the assembly instructions to build your own TDRS and help relay data back to Earth.

## TDRS Interactive Game

Learn about the technology behind TDRS-M while helping SCaN construct a satellite and continue the constellation.

## Coloring Pages

Color your own TDRS satellite!

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-  									Page Last Updated:								  								Dec 15, 2023								 
-  									Page Editor:								  									Catherine G. Manning								 
-  								Responsible NASA Official:							  								Abigail Bowman