Space and atmospheric planetary communication links as scientific tools

Author

Eichelberger, H.U. ; Prattes, G. ; Schwingenschuh, K. ; Aydogar, Ö ; Besser, B.P. ; Jernej, I. ; Lammer, H. ; Leitgeb, Erich ; Lichtenegger, H.I.M. ; Stachel, M. ; Tokano, T.

Author_Institution

Space Res. Inst., Austrian Acad. of Sci., Graz

fYear

2008

fDate

25-25 July 2008

Firstpage

736

Lastpage

739

Abstract

We investigate the combined use of acoustic, radio frequency and optical links for communication and scientific purposes for possible upcoming planetary missions, e.g., the proposed TandEM mission to the Saturnian moons Enceladus and Titan in the frame of ESApsilas Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 call. Based on experience with balloon flights and in-situ measurements in the venusian and terrestrial atmospheres and planetary probes at Jupiter, Mars and Titan, the major emphasis is on communication in planetary atmospheres.

Keywords

space communication links; Cosmic Vision; Saturnian moons; TandEM mission; in-situ measurements; optical links; planetary probes; space-atmospheric planetary communication links; Acoustic measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Jupiter; Mars; Moon; Optical fiber communication; Probes; Radio frequency; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, 2008. CNSDSP 2008. 6th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Graz

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1875-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1876-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSNDSP.2008.4610741

Filename

4610741