Microwave dual frequency propagation experiment using the Mariner Venus Mercury probe.The Mariner Venus Mercury spacecraft (MVM) will be launched in a multiple planet flyby orbit. A coherent dual frequency down link operating at 2.3 and 8.4 GHz will be used to measure the dispersive nature of the transmission medium. Radio tracking will produce Doppler and range information at both 2.3 and 8.4 GHz so that the dispersive group and phase velocity perturbations of the medium can be measured. Interpretation of the dispersive results will yield information about the neutral and ionized atmospheres of Venus and Mercury, the interplanetary media, the solar wind, and corona.
Document ID
19730028826
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Levy, G. S. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Subject Category
Communications
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on the Future Application of Satellite Beacon Measurements