National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents
OSO TASKS
DSN Advanced Systems
TRACKING AND GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION
Combining GPS and VLBI Earth-Rotation Data for Improved Universal Time
A. P. Freedman
NASA Code 310-10-61-87-02
COMMUNICATIONS, SPACECRAFT-GROUND
Computation of Vibration Mode Elastic-Rigid and Effective Weight Coefficients From Finite-Element Computer Program Output
R. Levy
NASA Code BG310-20-65-86-04
X-/Ka-Band Dichroic Plate Design and Grating Lobe Study
J. C. Chen
NASA Code 310-20-64-89-01
Site Comparison for Optical Visibility Statistics in Southern California
K. Cowles
NASA Code 310-20-67-88-03
Modifications of the Griesmer Bound
R. J. McEliece and G. Solomon
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-02
Integer Cosine Transform for Image Compression
K.-M. Cheung, F. Pollara, and M. Shahshahani
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-02
STATION CONTROL AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
A Portable X-Band Front-End Test Package for Beam-Waveguide Antenna Performance Evaluation, Part II: Tests on the Antenna
T. Y. Otoshi, S. R. Stewart, and M. M. Franco
NASA Code 310-30-69-88-04
DSN Systems Implementation
CAPABILITIES FOR EXISTING PROJECTS
Phasing the Very Large Array on Galileo In the Presence of Jupiter's Strong Radio Emission
J. S. Ulvestad
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-03
Elevation Control System Model for the DSS 13 Antenna
W. Gawronski and J. A. Mellstrom
NASA Code 314-40-42-10-40
Radio Science Ground Data System for the Voyager-Neptune Encounter, Part I
E. R. Kursinski and S. Asmar
NASA Code 314-40-41-10-13
Capabilities for New Projects
Gaussian Beam and Physical Optics Iteration Technique for Wideband Beam Waveguide Feed Design
W. Veruttipong, J. C. Chen, and D. A Bathker
NASA Code 314-30-50-12-78
Flight-Ground Advanced Engineering
Design and Analysis of a Low-Loss Linear Analog Phase Modulator for Deep Space Spacecraft X-Band Transponder Applications
N. R. Mysoor and R. O. Mueller
NASA Code 314-30-55-30-01
Orbital Debris Radar
Orbital Debris Radar Instrumentation
R. M. Goldstein and L. W. Randolph
NASA Code 906-76-40-43-01
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