Title :
Communication coverage and cost of the deep space network for a Mars manned flyby mission
Author :
Krikorian, Yogi Y. ; Emmons, Debra L. ; McVey, John P.
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Corp., Dept. of Commun. Syst. Eng., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
An analysis and results are presented in this paper for the amount of usage and communications cost of the deep space network (DSN) for a Mars manned flyby mission. A survey of communication needs of past manned space missions was conducted, including those for the moon, International Space Station (ISS), and Space Shuttle. A Mars flyby trajectory was created in order to analyze the dynamic communication link between the spacecraft and the DSN. Based on the data throughput requirements obtained, a trade space of spacecraft telecommunication systems is presented. DSN usage (in numbers of hours) for the 34 m and 70 m antennas is tabulated. Finally, a trade study of cost for the DSN aperture fee for the Mars manned flyby mission is computed
Keywords :
Mars; aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; costing; satellite links; space communication links; 34 m; 70 m; DSN usage; ISS; International Space Station; Mars flyby trajectory; Mars manned flyby mission; Moon; Space Shuttle; communication cost; communication coverage; deep space network; dynamic communication link; spacecraft telecommunication systems; Apertures; Costs; International Space Station; Mars; Moon; Space missions; Space shuttles; Space vehicles; Telecommunication computing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8870-4
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2005.1559460
