The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-61

November and December 1980

N. A. Renzetti
Editor


February 15, 1981

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

RADIO INTERFEROMETRY AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCY

GEODETIC TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT

ARIES

Atmospheric Media Effects on ARIES Baseline Determination
S. C. Wu
NASA Code 692-40-20-00

THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK

PROGRAM PLANNING

Historical Data on Characteristics of Radio Systems Used for United States Deep-Space Communications
N. F. de Groot and H. R. Bahadori
NASA Code 311-03-31-03

PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT

Planetary Flight Projects

Pioneer 10 and 11 Mission Support
R. E. Nevarez
NASA Code 311-03-22-10

Interplanetary Flight Projects

Voyager Mission Support
N. Fanelli and H. Nance
NASA Code 311-03-43-10

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

Network Data Processing and Productivity

A Binary Coherent Optical Receiver for the Free-Space Channel
V. A. Vilnrotter
NASA Code 310-40-73-55

Deep Space Network Software Cost Estimation Model
R. C. Tausworthe
NASA Code 310-40-72-10

NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Network

A Sensitivity Model for Energy Consumption in Buildings. Part 1. Effect of Exterior Environment
F. L. Lansing
NASA Code 311-03-41-06

The DSN Radio Science System
B. J. Buckles
NASA Code 311-03-43-10

Ground Communications

Conversion of the DSN Teletype Subsystem to the Eight-Level ASCII National Standard
G. J. Brunder
NASA Code 311-06-20-00

Telemetry Degradation due to a CW RFI Induced Carrier Tracking Error for the Block IV Receiving System With Maximum Likelihood Convolutional Decoding
M. K. Sue
NASA Code 311-06-50-00

Deep Space Stations

Command System Output Bit Verification
C. W. Odd and S. F. Abbate
NASA Code 311-03-43-10

Development of a Polymetric Grout for the Hydrostatic Bearing at DSS 14
C. E. McClung, J. L. Schwendeman, G. L. Ball III, G. H. Jenkens, R. D. Casperson, G. P. Gale, and A. A. Riewe
NASA Code 311-03-45-00

Wind Loads for Bar-Truss Structures
M. S. Katow
NASA Code 311-03-41-02

ENERGY

Fuel Cells Feasibility Status Report
D. Schonfeld and T. Charng
NASA Code 311-03-40-60

Bibliography


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.


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