{"id":189083,"date":"2023-02-22T17:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg"},"modified":"2023-02-22T17:41:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:41:20","slug":"stgtatdawn_full","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/stgtatdawn_full\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal at Dawn"},"author":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[10967],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Several antennas point in varying directions across a landscape. A rocky mountain range stretches across the horizon. In the foreground, a building can be seen with a NASA logo and the words "TDRSS Ground Terminal."\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg 6041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=1024,669 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=1536,1004 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=2048,1338 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=400,261 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=600,392 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=900,588 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=1200,784 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stgtatdawn_full.jpg?resize=2000,1307 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the late 1980s, NASA identified a need for a Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Ground Terminal (STGT). This station would serve as a backup to NASA’s White Sands Ground Terminal (WSGT) in case of an emergency, continue services when outages and upgrades were planned, and expand capabilities to meet user demands. STGT is identical to WSGT in design and is located three miles to the north.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>The Near Space Network Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal at the White Sands Complex in New Mexico.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Several antennas point in varying directions across a landscape. A rocky mountain range stretches across the horizon. 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