Re: Why do we have LOS, when we have all these TDRSes?

"Steen" <virker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Just minutes ago, I heard Capcom mention that the ISS was going into an LOS,
and that they would resume their conversation, once they were out of the
LOS.

As far as I can see, there are 10 TDRS satellites distributed fairly evenly,
so that there should be no LOSes.

Why are they still talking about LOSes?

Basically because they only use one ground station (in White Sands, New
Mexico, I believe), and their is a zone of exclusion around the world
from it.
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