A New Horizons Clone To 2003 Ub313? |
A New Horizons Clone To 2003 Ub313? |
Jan 16 2006, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE (helvick @ Jan 9 2006, 11:18 PM) We're going to need an orbiting deep space receiver to handle all this inbound data fairly soon. The Earth\Moon L4\L5 points seem like a good spot. Are there any plans? Until we perfect the technology to create large inflatable structures in space, it's going to be MUCH cheaper to build big DSN receivers here on earth. Nick |
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Jan 16 2006, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE (Ames @ Jan 16 2006, 10:30 AM) Until we perfect the technology to create large inflatable structures in space, it's going to be MUCH cheaper to build big DSN receivers here on earth. Nick The DSN was upgraded in 2003 to get ready for the MER/Cassini data rush of 2004. I don't think New Horizons is going to be an issue, though I wonder about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, particularly if the MERs are still going come MRO's start of science operations in November. (But wouldn't it be nice to have that problem!) |
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Jan 16 2006, 08:29 PM
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Remember - MER rides most of it's DSN time on the back of Odyssey Only a brief uplink every day, plus a beep to confirm a sequence hand over
Of course, DSN upgrades are beginning to allow for multiple spacecraft to use a single dish. i.e. Odyssey, MGS, and MER beep off one dish pointed Marsward. Doug |
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Jan 16 2006, 08:35 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 16 2006, 08:29 PM) Of course, DSN upgrades are beginning to allow for multiple spacecraft to use a single dish. i.e. Odyssey, MGS, and MER beep off one dish pointed Marsward. I don't think this is a new capability (i.e., tied to any new upgrades). If I 'm not mistaken, for some time the DSN has had a "multiple spacecraft per aperture" mode, which permits the same antenna to track multiple spacecraft, provided they fall within a particular antenna's beam pattern.
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Jan 16 2006, 08:44 PM
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Ahh right - I just seem to remember them mentioning it quite a bit back with MER landings - they were probably hyping up the issue for something to talk about during the quiet times
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