Citation
Abstract
The Galileo Array Study Team was formed in April 1990 in response to concerns about the adequacy of support plans for the very important arrival of Galileo at Jupiter in December 1995. The team is composed of personnel with varying responsibilities in the Deep Space Network (DSN) and Galileo Project. The concerns that led to the team’s creation were various, but of principal importance were the high-wind events at Goldstone, which caused DSN antennas to be stowed during the February 1990 Venus flyby, and the failure of the Madrid 70-m antenna bearing late in 1989, which resulted in over a month of unscheduled downtime for investigation and repair. The team’s stated objective is “to devise and recommend a plan which can assure effective network support of the Galileo arrival day events.” The team was given freedom to explore both the requirements and any reasonable response to those requirements. In general, the team concluded that the already-established plans are in fact the best plans to pursue, based on the knowledge available today. This conclusion could be revised after Galileo’s high-gain antenna is unfurled in early 1991. This article summarizes the process of the study and the rationale that led to the team’s conclusion.
Details
- Volume
- 42-103
- Published
- November 15, 1990
- Pages
- 161–169
- File Size
- 477.9 KB