Ground station · United States
White Sands Complex
NASA's primary ground terminal for the TDRS relay satellites, in New Mexico. Nearly all Space Network traffic — including from the ISS and Hubble — passes through White Sands.
Knowledge connections
- Part ofNear Space Network
- Operated byNASA
- Uses bandS-band
- Uses bandKa-band
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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