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Corruption of radio metric Doppler due to solar plasma dynamics: S/X dual-frequency Doppler calibration for these effectsDoppler data from Mariner 6, 7, 9, and 10 and Pioneer 10 and 11 were discussed and the rms noise level for various sun-earth-probe angles were shown. The noise levels of both S- and X-band Doppler data for sun-earth-probe angles smaller than 20 deg were observed to be orders of magnitude greater than nominal. Such solar plasma-related Doppler degradation reduced the Mariner 10-Mercury 11 encounter navigation accuracy by nearly a factor of 10. Furthermore, this degradation was shown to be indirectly related to plasma dynamics and not a direct measure of the dynamics.
Document ID
19760008110
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Winn, F. B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Reinbold, S. R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Yip, K. W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Koch, R. E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lubeley, A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: The Deep Space Network
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
76N15198
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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