Deep space optical communicationsPreliminary concepts and designs of a deep space optical link for planetary and deep space science are described. As a mission application, attention is given to a spacecraft optical transceiver package (OPTRANSDAC) attached to a Mars rover vehicle. Also considered are a preliminary concept for a 1000-AU mission, and to a tentative long-range plan for NASA's deep space optical communications program.
Document ID
19880048746
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sokoloski, Martin M. (NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Washington, DC, United States)
Lesh, James R. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking