Network functions and facilities

The objectives, functions, and organization of the Deep Space Network are summarized. Deep Space Station, ground communication, and network operations control capabilities are described

Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR)

The primary objective of the Goldstone Solar System Radar is the investigation of solar system bodies by means of Earth-based radar. Targets of primary interest include the Galilean moons, Saturn's rings and moons, and Earth-approaching asteroids and comets. Planets are also of interest, particularly Mercury and the planets to which NASA has not yet planned spacecraft visits. Based on a history of solid achievement, including the definition of the Astronomical Unit, imaging and topography of Mars, Venus, and Mercury, and contributions to the general theory of relativity, the program will continue to support flight project requirements and its primary objectives. The individual target objectives are presented, and information on the following topics are presented in tabular form: Deep Space Network support, compatibility tests, telemetry, command, and tracking support responsibility

Network functions and facilities

The objectives, functions, and organization of the Deep Space Network are summarized; deep space station, ground communication, and network operations control capabilities are described

Madrid space station

The Madrid space station, operated under bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States and Spain, is described in both Spanish and English. The space station utilizes two tracking and data acquisition networks: the Deep Space Network (DSN) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN) operated under the direction of the Goddard Space Flight Center. The station, which is staffed by Spanish employees, comprises four facilities: Robledo 1, Cebreros, and Fresnedillas-Navalagamella, all with 26-meter-diameter antennas, and Robledo 2, with a 64-meter antenna

Tracking and data system support for the Mariner Mars 1969 mission. Volume 3: Extended operations mission

Tracking, telemetry, and command operations of Deep Space Network in support of Mariner Mars projec

Tracking and data system support for Surveyor mission 5, volume 3

Surveyor 5 tracking and data system activities evaluated from planning to final flight stage

Tracking and data system support for the Pioneer project. Volume 6 - Pioneer 7, extended mission, 24 February 1967 - 1 July 1968

Data collection by Pioneer 7 of interplanetary phenomen

The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Journal

Developments in Earth based radio technology are reported. The Deep Space Network, radio interferometry, and observation of celestial radio sources are covered

The telecommunications and data acquisition

Radio astronomy and radio interferometry at microwave frequencies are discussed. Other topics concerning the Deep Space Network include program planning, planetary and interplanetary mission support, tracking and ground based navigation, communications, and station control and system technology

Deep space network

Background, current status, and sites of Deep Space Network stations are briefly discussed