Citation

Abstract

This article continues the description of the Pioneer F and G missions. The tracking and data acquisition support requirements are correlated with the mission characteristics. A description of the spacecraft’s telecommunications and antenna subsystems is given. The CONSCAN subsystem, which has an automatic Earth-homing capability, is also delineated. The typical characteristics of the S-band telecommunications link during Jupiter encounter are depicted.

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Volume
III
Published
June 15, 1971
Pages
7–18
File Size
1.3 MB