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Performance and modeling of the GSFC pointing acquisition and tracking system for laser communicationsIn this paper the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) laser communication pointing, acquisition, and tracking laboratory demonstration program is discussed. This program entails the construction of a flexible brass-board simulation tool, and a supporting computer simulation effort. The result of this program will be a viable test bed to support the design and specification of space-based laser communication terminals and, additionally, to address critical performance issues such as tracking robustness in the presence of background (e.g., stellar or earth) noise and/or internally generated thermal noise.
Document ID
19900044882
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fox, N. D.
(Stanford Telecommunications, Inc. Reston, VA, United States)
Chapman, W. W.
(Stanford Telecommunications, Inc. Reston, VA, United States)
Johnson, T. S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Sensing, Communications, and Networking
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 16, 1989
End Date: January 18, 1989
Accession Number
90A31937
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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