Citation
Abstract
This article presents new S-band test data obtained from an experimental study of the effects of antenna pointing error on range delays. The tests involved the use of the 26-m antenna at DSS 42, the collimation tower, and the Mu-2 Ranging System. The results showed that when the antenna offset angles from boresight were less than the 3-dB points on the main beam, the worst case range changes were less than +7 cm with a measurement precision of about +1,.5 cm. These results represent an improvement factor of 2 over previously reported results.
Details
- Volume
- 42-56
- Published
- April 15, 1980
- Pages
- 143–146
- File Size
- 290.9 KB