• DocumentCode
    3201783
  • Title

    Pros and cons of using arrays of small antennas versus large single dish antennas for Deep Space Network

  • Author

    Bagri, D.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7-14 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    This paper briefly describes pros and cons of using arrays of small antennas instead of large single dish antennas for spacecraft telemetry, command, and tracking (TT&C) - communications and navigation (C&N) - and science support that the deep space network (DSN) normally provides. It considers functionality and performance aspects, mainly for TT&C, though it also considers science. It only briefly comments on the cost aspects that seem to favor arrays of small antennas over large single antennas, at least for receiving (downlinks).
  • Keywords
    aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; communication-navigation systems; deep space network; large single dish antennas; small antenna arrays; spacecraft telemetry-command-tracking; Antenna arrays; Costs; Downlink; Laboratories; Mass production; NASA; Paper technology; Propulsion; Receiving antennas; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace conference, 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2621-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2622-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2009.4839366
  • Filename
    4839366