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Abstract

This article is a corrected reprint of the article that appeared in The Deep Space Network Progress Report 42-26, pp. 189-195. X-band tracking of the Viking spacecraft in orbit around Mars twill be complicated due to the combination of high periapsis doppler rates and low downlink carrier margin. This report presents methods to implement X-band tracking of the Viking spacecraft by ramping either the ground transmitter frequency or the ground receiver frequency. The operational impact of the two methods is assessed.

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Volume
42-27
Published
June 15, 1975
Pages
189–195
File Size
595.2 KB