Citation
Abstract
An X-band radar with an output of 400 kW is needed for future spacecraft mission planning. It will be used for planetary ranging of Saturn’s rings, Mercury, Mars, the Jovian moons, and asteroids and to prepare for future spacecraft X-band uplink. To obtain this power level, two 250-kW klystrons will be combined for an output of 400 kW. The first 250-kW klystron has been tested by the contractor. Tests will shortly be conducted at the Goldstone High-Power Test Facility to determine the design of components for the 400-kW system.
Details
- Volume
- XVI
- Published
- August 15, 1973
- Pages
- 38–41
- File Size
- 183.8 KB