Citation
Abstract
Project Helios, a joint endeavor between the United States and West Germany, will place two unmanned spacecraft into heliocentric orbits whose perihelion distance will come closer to the Sun than any previous or presently planned free world deep space undertaking. The first spacecraft is expected to be launched in mid-1974 and the second in late 1975. Prior volumes of this series describe the history and objectives of this program, the contemplated spacecraft configuration, and the spacecraft’s radio system. This article deals with the capabilities of the telecommunications link between the spacecraft and the Deep Space Network.
Details
- Volume
- VI
- Published
- December 15, 1971
- Pages
- 25–32
- File Size
- 670.6 KB