TDRS-C STS-26 Mission Patch
TDRS-C STS-26 Mission Patch
This patch was produced to mark the launch of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) launched aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-26.TDRS-C was the third satellite launched as part of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), which the patch alludes to in the depiction of a large Roman numeral '3' with the satellite travelling in front. Below the Shuttle Discovery can be seen launching into space. The satellite was manufactured by the American TRW corporation, which can be seen on the edge of the patch - and once operational it was redesignated as TDRS-3.
NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System was a network of satellites designed to provide communications all around the world. Other satellites, aircraft, and remote stations could all bounce signals off the network of satellites, to maintain constant communication.
This particular patch was part of a collection of patches acquired by British-born professor of endocrine and metabolic surgery Anthony Goode, during his years working with NASA’s Life Sciences Division.
More information
Object number
2025-13
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Diameter: 10.1cm
Material
Cotton
Associated Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Associated Person
Anthony Goode
Object Production Organisation
A-B Emblem
Object Production Place
North Carolina
Weaverville
United States
On Display Status
Not on display
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