Title :
Space shuttle communications and tracking system
Author :
Tu, Kwei ; Johnson, John H. ; Teasdale, William E. ; Cravey, Donald N. ; Kuo, Yeng S. ; Harton, Paul L. ; Loh, Yin-Chung
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Engineering and Services Management Company, Houston, TX
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper is intended to provide a comprehensive description of the Space Shuttle communications and tracking system design, development, and system operations. Areas of special innovative communications techniques implemented by the Space Shuttle such as source encoding, channel encoding, spread spectrum, and digital modulation are emphasized. In addition, the role of the Electronics Systems Test Laboratory in the development of the system is discussed.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; Electronic equipment testing; Force control; NASA; Payloads; Radar tracking; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Space shuttles;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1987.13742
