National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents Preface
DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN
Network Functions and Facilities
N. A. Renzetti
MISSION SUPPORT
Ongoing Planetary/Interplanetary Flight Projects
Compatibility Test System for Use With the Mark III DSN Data Subsystems Implementation
A. I. Bryan and G. H. Winn
NASA Code 311-03-21-30
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway and D. W. Johnston
NASA Code 311-03-21-70
Pioneer Venus 1978 Mission Support
R. B. Miller
NASA Code 311-03-21-90
Helios Mission Support
P. S. Goodwin, W. G. Meeks, R. E. Morris, and S. E. Reed
NASA Code 311-03-21-50
SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation
Very Long Baseline Interferometry Covariance
J. W. Layland
NASA Code 310-10-61-01
Binary Sequential Ranging With Sine Waves
W. L. Martin and J. W. Layland
NASA Code 310-10-61-01
Multipath Tests on 64-m Antennas Using the Viking Orbiter-1 and -2 Spacecraft as Far-Field Illuminators
T. Y. Otoshi and D. L. Brunn
NASA Code 310-10-61-13
Design of a Superconducting Cavity Stabilized Maser Oscillator
W. Higa
NASA Code 310-10-61-11
QVLBI Doppler Demonstrations Conducted During Pioneer 11
Encounter and Solar Conjunctions
C. C. Chao
NASA Code 310-10-60-50
Threshold Analysis for VLBI Delay and Doppler
J. W. Layland
NASA Code 310-10-61-01
Communications - Spacecraft/Ground
Analysis of Command Detector Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimator
R. G. Lipes
NASA Code 310-20-67-08
Station Control and Operations Technology
High-Power Transmitter High-Voltage Power Supply Ripple
E. J. Finnegan
NASA Code 310-30-69-09
Network Control and Data Processing
Venus Station Automation: Communications Link
A. Zygielbaum
NASA Code 310-40-72-02
NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Network
Implementation of Wideband Digital Recording Equipment in the DSN
K. R. Kimball
NASA Code 311-03-42-50
Deep Space Stations
S-Band-X-Band Directional Coupler
R. Lay
NASA Code 311-03-41-06
Heat Transfer Criteria of a Tubular Solar Collector - The Effect of Reversing the Flow Pattern on Collector Performance
F. L. Lansing
NASA Code 311-03-41-08
OPERATIONS
Network Operations
Tracking Operations During the Viking 2 Launch Phase
J. A. Wackley
NASA Code 311-03-13-20
Network Loading Visibility for Management
D. M. Enari and C. A. Holritz
NASA Code 311-03-13-11
Deep Space Stations
DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 311-03-14-64
PROGRAM PLANNING
TDA Planning
An Experiment in Dynamic Modeling for a Complete Solar-Powered Energy System
C. L. Hamilton
NASA Code 311-03-31-30
The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.