National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents Preface
DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN
DSN Functions and Facilities
N. A. Renzetti
A Viterbi Decoding Program for DSN Telemetry System Analysis
B. Benjauthrit, B. D. L. Mulhall, and J. S. Wong
NASA Code 311-03-42-95
MISSION SUPPORT
Ongoing Planetary/Interplanetary Flight Projects
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway, A. I. Bryan, and D. W. Johnston
NASA Code 311-03-21-70
Pioneer Venus 1978 Mission Support
R. B. Miller
NASA Code 311-03-21-90
Helios Mission Support
P. S. Goodwin, W. G. Meeks, and S. E. Reed
NASA Code 311-03-21-50
SPECIAL
Performance Testing of a Solar Energy Collector
W. H. Higa and E. R. Wiebe
NASA Code 310-30-69-07
SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation
A Microwave Frequency Distribution Technique for
Ultrastable Standard Frequencies
J. W. MacConnell and R. L. Sydnor
NASA Code 310-10-61-07
Communications - Spacecraft/Ground
Low-Noise Receivers: 3-Kelvin Refrigerator Development for
Improved Microwave Maser Performance
E. R. Wiebe
NASA Code 310-20-66-01
Station Control and Operations Technology
Cost-Effectiveness of Pooled Spares in the Deep Space Network
I. Eisenberger and G. Lorden
NASA Code 310-30-60-01
Network Control and Data Processing
A New Feedback Protocol for the Ground Communications Facility
O. H. Adeyemi
NASA Code 310-40-70-02
Development of Real-Time Hardware/Software Systems
J. W. Layland
NASA Code 310-40-72-02
NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Deep Space Stations
X-Band Traveling Wave Maser Amplifier
D. L. Trowbridge
NASA Code 311-03-42-48
Data Decoder Assembly Reliability and Status of Test Equipment
R. A. Mancini
NASA Code 311-03-42-48
OPERATIONS
Network Operations
Tracking Operations During the Helios 1 Launch Phase
A. L. Berman and L. E. Bright
NASA Code 311-03-13-20
Symbol Synchronizer Assembly Instability Study
R. C. Bunce
NASA Code 311-03-14-52
Deep Space Stations
The Occultation Digital Tape Validation Program
J. Thomson and M. J. Galitzen
NASA Code 311-03-14-52
A Reexamination of the Subcarrier Demodulator Assembly Data
Limiter Suppression Factor
L. Kuo and L. Webster
NASA Code 311-03-14-52
PROGRAM PLANNING
TDA Planning
Network Control System Project Block III Software
S. E. Friesema, J. Blackstock, T. Gee, N. Hammerwold, A. Irvine, N. Larson, and J. Williams
NASA Code 311-03-32-40
Quality Assurance
Extension of Automatic Flow Charting Capabilities
R. J. Margolin and W. O. Paine
NASA Code 311-03-32-20
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