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Delta VLBI spacecraft tracking system demonstration. Part 1: Design and planningThe current status of planned delta very long base interferometry (VLBI) navigation during Voyager Jupiter encounters is discussed. It is indicated that angular accuracies of 0.05 microrads are possible and that near real time data transmission can be achieved with minimal station hardware and software modifications. A software correlator and phase tracking program, operating on the SFOF IBM 360, used for data processing is described.
Document ID
19780020173
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Brunn, D. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Preston, R. A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, S. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Siegel, H. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Brown, D. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Christensen, C. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hilt, D. E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
June 15, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: The Deep Space Network
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Accession Number
78N28116
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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