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Orbiting Very Long Baseline Interferometer Demonstration Using the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

G. S. Levy ,
C. S. Christensen ,
J. F. Jordan ,
R. A. Preston  and
B. F. Burke
G. S. Levy
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109
C. S. Christensen
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109
J. F. Jordan
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109
R. A. Preston
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91109
B. F. Burke
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139

Abstract

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A proposal has been made to use the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) as an orbiting element for a very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) demonstration. The TDRSS is a satellite system designed to coherently track and relay data between other satellites and the central ground station. This system could also be used to coherently observe a celestial radio source. A ground-based frequency standard would be used to coherently drive the spacecraft receiver local oscillator and transmitter. The data will be telemetered to a ground station, where it will be recorded on a Mark III terminal.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 110: VLBI and Compact Radio Sources , 1984 , pp. 405 - 406
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

References

Schilizzi, R., et al. (1983) IAU Symp. 110, Bologna.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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