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
End-to-End Medium Rate Telemetry System Test
W. J. Kinder
NASA Code 311-03-42-91
MISSION SUPPORT
Interplanetary Flight Projects
Pioneer 6-9 Mission Support
A. J. Siegmeth
NASA Code 311-03-21-20
Helios Mission Support
P.S. Goodwin
NASA Code 311-03-21-50
Planetary Flight Projects
Mariner Mars 1971 Mission Support
G. P. Textor
NASA Code 311-03-21-40
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway
NASA Code 311-03-21-70
Pioneer 10 and G Mission Support
A. J. Siegmeth
NASA Code 311-03-21-20
Mariner Jupiter-Saturn 1977 Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway
NASA Code 311-03-21-90
Manned Space Flight Project
Apollo Mission Support
R. B. Hartley
NASA Code 311-03-21-80
Advanced Flight Projects
Pioneer Venus Mission Support
A. J. Siegmeth
NASA Code 311-03-21-20
RADIO SCIENCE
Radio Science Support
K. W. Linnes
NASA Code 311-03-21-60
ADVANCED ENGINEERING
Tracking and Navigational Accuracy Analysis
Preliminary Evaluation of Radio Data Orbit Determination
Capabilities for the Saturn Portion of a Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto 1977 Mission
V. J. Ondrasik, C. E. Hildebrand, and G. A. Ransford
NASA Code 150-22-60-10
Determining the Mass and Ephemeris of Saturn by Radio Tracking
of a Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto 1977 Spacecraft
V. J. Ondrasik, C. E. Hildebrand, and G. A. Ransford
NASA Code 150-22-60-10
Communications Systems Research
DSN Station Clock Synchronization by Maximum Likelihood VLBI
W. J. Hurd
NASA Code 150-22-12-04
Frame Synchronization in Time-Multiplexed PCM Telemetry With
Variable Frame Length
U. Timor
NASA Code 150-22-15-29
L-Band Frequency Multipliers: Phase Noise, Stability, and
Group Delay
J. MacConnell and R. Meyer
NASA Code 150-22-14-24
A Minimization Algorithm for a Class of Functions
L. R. Welch
NASA Code 150-22-12-04
Communications Elements Research
Tracking and Ground Based Navigation: Performance of Hydrogen
Maser Cavity Tuning Servo
S. Petty and C. Finnie
NASA Code 150-22-14-05
Tracking and Ground Based Navigation: A Description of the
Weather Project
M. S. Reid
NASA Code 150-22-66-20
Improved RF Calibration Techniques: System Operating Noise
Temperature Calibrations
M. S. Reid
NASA Code 150-22-66-20
Antenna Study: Performance Enhancement
P. D. Potter
NASA Code 150-22-13-12
Network Engineering and Implementation: S- and X-Band
Feed System
P. D. Potter
NASA Code 311-03-14-61
Error Analysis of Precision Calibrations of Perforated Plate Mesh Materials on a Tuned Reflectometer System
T. Y. Otoshi
NASA Code 150-22-14-10
Supporting Research and Technology
DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 150-22-12-05
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
DSIF Development
DSN/MSFN Antenna-Pointing and Tracking Implementation
J. H. McInnis, Jr.
NASA Codes 311-03-14-21 and 312-03-12-00
The Use of an Interplex Modulation Technique for the Mariner
Venus-Mercury 1973 Mission
M. M. Whang
NASA Codes 311-03-14-21 and 312-03-12-00
Post-Detection Subcarrier Recording Subsystem
L. I. DeGennaro and G. B. Hamilton
NASA Codes 311-03-42-45 and 312-03-31-45
Performance Capabilities of the Data Decoder Assembly Through
the Viking Era
C. R. Grauling and N. J. Jones
NASA Codes 311-03-42-43 and 312-03-31-43
S-Band Receiver Third-Order Loop Demonstration
R. B. Crow
NASA Code 150-22-14-04
Novel 70-MHz Limiting Amplifier
J. G. Leflang and R. N. MacClellan
NASA Code 150-22-14-12
Block IV Receiver Development
C. E. Johns
NASA Code 150-22-14-29
Programmed Oscillator Development
H. Donnelly and M. R. Wick
NASA Code 311-03-14-21
Experimental S- and X-Band Feed System Ellipsoid Reflector
H. R. Hoggan and W. J. Kissane
NASA Code 312-03-31-46
Improvements to Angle Data System Autocollimators
R. A. Zanteson
NASA Code 150-22-65-20
New Probes for Tracing Electrical Noise
C. Lundy
NASA Code 312-03-31-45
Repositioning of Parabolic Antenna Panels Onto a Shaped Surface
R. Levy
NASA Code 150-22-65-20
OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
DSN Operations
DSN System Testing: A Critical Review of the Pioneer 10
Test Program
C. K. Stein
NASA Code 311-03-42-91
DSN Telemetry Predicts Generation and Distribution
C. W. Harris and E. S. Burke
NASA Code 311-03-13-20
DSN Command System Performance Evaluation
W. G. Stinnett
NASA Code 311-03-13-20
DSIF Operations
Accuracy of the Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimator
J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 311-03-14-52
Initial Acquisition Planning
W. G. Meeks
NASA Code 311-03-21-40
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