{"id":188283,"date":"2023-02-22T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png"},"modified":"2023-02-22T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:09:49","slug":"photo_wsgt2-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/photo_wsgt2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal"},"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\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Three Near Space Network antennas can be seen in front of a rising Sun at the Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png 2710w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1024,670 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1536,1005 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=2048,1340 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=600,393 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=900,589 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1200,785 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=2000,1308 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":"Three Near Space Network antennas can be seen in front of a rising Sun at the Second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Ground Terminal.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/png","media_details":{"width":2710,"height":1773,"file":"2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png","filesize":8163025,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=300,196","width":300,"height":196,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=768,502","width":768,"height":502,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1024,670","width":1024,"height":670,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=1024"},"1536x1536":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1536,1005","width":1536,"height":1005,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=1536"},"2048x2048":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=2048,1340","width":2048,"height":1340,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=2048"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=400,262","width":400,"height":262,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=600,393","width":600,"height":393,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=900,589","width":900,"height":589,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=900"},"card-lg":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=1200,785","width":1200,"height":785,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=1200"},"fullwidth":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png?resize=2000,1308","width":2000,"height":1308,"filesize":8163025,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png?w=2000"},"full":{"file":"Photo_WSGT2-1.png","width":1024,"height":670,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"credits":"NASA","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""}},"post":186614,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo_WSGT2-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188283"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=188283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}