Design of the frequency and timing subsystem for ESA´s Deep Space Antenna 3

Author

Solana, Ainhoa ; Schafer, Wilhelm ; Schwall, Theo ; Froidevaux, Sylvere ; Ramos, Mario Angel ; de Vicente, Javier ; Giordano, V. ; Grop, Serge ; Dubois, Beatrice

Author_Institution

TimeTech GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

636

Lastpage

640

Abstract

In December 2012, ESA inaugurated their third Deep Space Antenna tracking station near Malargüe, Argentina. Due to the nature of the deep space operations, exigent requirements for stability of reference signals and low phase noise characteristics were necessary on the ground station equipment. In order to fulfill the requirements, new concepts and hardware development were carried out, resulting in an improvement of the performance of the frequency and timing reference system.

Keywords

antenna arrays; entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); space vehicles; AD 2012 12; ESA Deep Space Antenna 3 tracking station; deep space operation; frequency reference system; ground station equipment; phase noise characteristics; reference signals; timing reference system; timing subsystem; Antennas; Clocks; Masers; Phase noise; Thermal stability; Timing; cryogenic sapphire oscillator; deep space; maser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint

Conference_Location

Prague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702307

Filename

6702307