NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Iris Transponder-Communications and Navigation for Deep SpaceThe Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed the Iris CubeSat compatible deep space transponder for INSPIRE, the first CubeSat to deep space. Iris is 0.4 U, 0.4 kg, consumes 12.8 W, and interoperates with NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) on X-Band frequencies (7.2 GHz uplink, 8.4 GHz downlink) for command, telemetry, and navigation. This talk discusses the Iris for INSPIRE, it's features and requirements; future developments and improvements underway; deep space and proximity operations applications for Iris; high rate earth orbit variants; and ground requirements, such as are implemented in the DSN, for deep space operations.
Document ID
20160008237
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Duncan, Courtney B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smith, Amy E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Aguirre, Fernando H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
July 1, 2016
Publication Date
August 4, 2014
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
SSC14-IX-3
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites
Location: Logan, UT
Country: United States
Start Date: August 4, 2014
End Date: August 7, 2014
Sponsors: Utah State Univ., American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
cubesat
DSN

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available