Antenna & tracking stations |
Antenna & tracking stations |
Sep 22 2006, 04:40 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 22-December 05 Member No.: 616 |
Probably not the correct forum area but I wanted to start a tracking station topic
Some Tracking stations related weblinks: http://www.bfec.us/bfectxt.htm http://www.insa.org/gallery/oc/historicas/Fresnedillas/ http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/other_stations/ |
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Guest_DonPMitchell_* |
Sep 24 2006, 01:56 AM
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With regard to tracking stations, here are the major deep-space systems.
The first interplanetary command and telemetry system was built in the Crimea in 1959-1960 to support the 1M and Venera-1 missions. It consisted of several ADU-1000 antennas, forming the Pluto system. It was later augmented by a number of 32-meter antennas of the Saturn system. [attachment=7619:attachment] The American Deep-Space Network was set up to support the 1964 Mariner Mars mission. Three 64-meter antennas were eventually situated around the Earth for full-time coverage. The antennas were later upgraded to 70 meters. They were at Canberra, Goldstone, and Madrid: [attachment=7614:attachment] [attachment=7615:attachment] [attachment=7616:attachment] The corresponding Soviet system consisted of two 70-meter antennas of the Quantum system, built to support Venera-11 and subsequent missions. One was in Evpatoria, Crimea and one in Ussuriysk, Siberia. [attachment=7617:attachment] [attachment=7618:attachment] |
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