Spacecraft Tracking with the SKA

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2004-09-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409354v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 4 figures, to appear in "Science with the Square Kilometer Array", eds. C. Carilli and S. Rawlings, New Astronomy Rev

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.newar.2004.09.021

The possibility of using the SKA for occasional support of scientific space missions should be considered, along with all other science goals, in the design of the array. The benefits of higher data rates from distant spacecraft during high priority, short duration mission phases can be dramatic, while the technical requirements on the SKA to allow this capability are very few. The most fundamental requirement is coverage of the primary downlink frequencies for deep space missions. Additional benefits can result from real-time high precision angular position measurements of spacecraft. Such measurements allow spacecraft navigation with reduced errors and reduced risk, but require at least some long (thousands of km) baselines.

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