14 C.F.R. § 1215.102 Definitions.
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
(a) User. Any non-U.S. Government representative or entity who contracts with NASA to use TDRSS services. (b) TDRSS. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System including Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), the White Sands Ground Terminal (WSGT), and the necessary TDRSS operational areas, interface devices and NASA communication circuits to unify the above into a functioning system. It specifically excludes the user ground system/TDRSS interface. (c) Bit stream. The digital electronic signals acquired by TDRSS from the user craft or the user generated input commands for transmission to the user craft. (d) Flexible support. Support requests which permit NASA, at its option, to schedule service at any time during the period of a single orbit of the user mission. Missions requiring multiple support periods during a single orbit may be classified as constrained support. (e) Constrained support. Support requests which specify the exact times NASA is to provide service, or conditions of support which can be translated into exact times for service, such as sub-satellite positions, apogee/perigee position, etc., for which support is needed. (f) Scheduling service period. One scheduled contact utilizing a single TDRS whereby the user by requesting service is allotted a block of time for operations between the user satellite and TDRSS.
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 1215—TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE SYSTEM (TDRSS)
Subpart 1215.1—Use and Reimbursement Policy for Non-U.S. Government Users
§ 1215.102 Definitions.
