Ku band - The first year of operationThe Space Shuttle Orbiter's Ku-band integrated radar and communications system furnishes the preferred link through the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TRDS), providing rendezvous radar function. During the first year of operations, communications through TRDS provided a channel for the 48 Mbps data from Spacelab. Attention is presently given to the most significant activities of the radar during its initial year.
Document ID
19860047890
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Griffin, J. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Haddad, H. (Rockwell International Corp. Downey, CA, United States)
Magnusson, H. G. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Mohler, C. L. (Hughes Aircraft Co. El Segundo, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking