Telecommunications technology development for the Deep Space Network
Abstract
The telecommunications technology that is currently being developed for the Deep Space Network (DSN), a system providing communications and navigation support for NASA's deep space missions, is discussed. The major areas of development include Ka-band (32 GHz) technology, beam waveguide antennas, low-noise amplifiers, coding, navigation techniques, high-power transmitters, and optical technology. The expected payoffs of the new technology during the mid-1990's and later are examined.
- Publication:
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Malaga International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989mala.iafcR....Y
- Keywords:
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- Deep Space Network;
- Space Communication;
- Space Navigation;
- Telecommunication;
- Data Acquisition;
- Ground-Air-Ground Communication;
- Spacecraft Tracking;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking