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Abstract

The support provided by the DSN to the Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network during the Apollo 16 mission is described. Support was provided by three 26-m- (85-ft-) antenna deep space stations, the 64-m- ( 210-ft-) antenna Mars Deep Space Station (DSS 14), the Ground Communications Facility, and the Space Flight Operations Facility. Pre-mission and mission activities of the DSN are discussed, and the mission is described.

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Volume
X
Published
August 15, 1972
Pages
16–22
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847.7 KB