News Archive / Tagged: TDRS L

• NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation head points way to the future

  Jason RhianFebruary 3rd, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — During the hours prior to the launch of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite “L” (TDRS-L, now known as TDRS-12) SpaceFlight Insider sat down with Badri Younes, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for its Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office. He had a lot to say. Not just about the importance of […]

• Bringing the mail: Spectacular imagery from launch of ULA Atlas V with NASA’s TDRS-L

  Jason RhianJanuary 26th, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — For Florida, the days leading up to and of the launch of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay L (TDRS-L) spacecraft – were cold. Powerful winds blew across Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 22, the day prior to launch. The photographers huddled atop the […]

• Green Board: ULA, NASA Launch TDRS-L satellite, strengthening fleet

  Jason RhianJanuary 23rd, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the second in a planned series of three space communications satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in Florida at 9:33 p.m. EST (02:33 GMT). The launch of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite L (TDRS-L) marks the continuation of a long […]

• NASA, ULA poised to launch TDRS-L spacecraft tomorrow from Cape Canaveral

  Jason RhianJanuary 22nd, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA’s third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite “L” (TDRS-L) sits ready to be launched atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in Florida. Liftoff is slated for 9:05 p.m. EST (2:05 GMT) Jan. 23. The launch will mark the first […]

• Launch Viewing Guide: Best spots to watch TDRS L on ULA Atlas V light up the night

  Jason RhianJanuary 21st, 2014

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — United Launch Alliance (ULA) is getting ready to unleash one of the company’s venerable Atlas V rockets. This particular Atlas will launch the latest of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay satellites, TDRS-L, to orbit. Atlas will fly in the 401 configuration (that’s rocket scientist speak for a four meter fairing, no solid […]

• TDRS-L transported to SLC-41 in preparation for Jan. 23 Launch

  Jason RhianJanuary 13th, 2014

  The Tracking and Data Relay satellite L (TDRS-L) took a small step today, Monday, Jan. 13 toward a launch date later this month atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida. The spacecraft, ensconced in its protective fairing, was moved from where […]

• NASA’s TDRS-L prepared for upcoming mission

  Jason RhianJanuary 3rd, 2014

  TITUSVILLE, Fla — NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite L (TDRS-L) was on display today. The spacecraft, which is currently scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket later this month, sat pristine in a cleanroom located at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida. The viewing opportunity highlighted that a […]

• NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay satellite arrives at Kennedy Space Center

  Britt RawcliffeDecember 10th, 2013

  The newest from NASA’s anticipated trio of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) arrived at Kennedy Space Center on December 6, awaiting its attachment to United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The Atlas V is slated to take the TDRS-L into earth orbit on January 23, 2014.