Space Station-based deep-space optical communication experimentsA series of three experiments proposed for advanced optical deep-space communications is described. These proposed experiments would be carried out aboard the Space Station to test and evaluate the capability of optical instruments to conduct data communication and spacecraft navigation for deep-space missions. Techniques for effective data communication, precision spacecraft ranging, and accurate angular measurements will be developed and evaluated in a spaceborne environment.
Document ID
19890028425
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chen, Chien-Chung (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Schwartz, Jon A. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies