In 1977 NASA will launch two spacecraft to perform scientific investigations of the Jupiter and Saturn planetary systems. The science payload includes a total of ten instruments to support both the interplanetary-cruise and planetary-encounter phases. These will be the first launches of a new generation of Mariner-class spacecraft designed for outer-planet missions. The telemetry-system design for these missions was especially challenging because of extreme communication ranges (1.5 billion km), high data-rate requirements (up to 115.2 kbit/sec), and more stringent data-quality requirements than previous Mariner missions. The present paper discusses the evolution and design of the Mariner Jupiter/Saturn 1977 telemetry system and presents the performance anticipated therefrom.


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    Title :

    Design of the Mariner Jupiter/Saturn 1977 telemetry system


    Contributors:
    Wood, G. E. (author) / Risa, T. (author)

    Conference:

    International Telemetering Conference ; 1974 ; Los Angeles, CA


    Publication date :

    1974-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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