Description
Book SynopsisDetails the evolution of the large parabolic dish antennas, from the initial 26 m operation at L band (960 MHz) in 1958 through the Ka band (32 GHz) operation on the 70 m antenna, used to support radio and radar astronomy observations in the exploration of the solar system and the universe.
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Table of ContentsForeword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: Deep Space Station 11: Pioneer-The First Large Deep Space Network Cassegrain Antenna 71
Chapter 3: Deep Space Station 12: Echo 79
Chapter 4: Deep Space Station 13: Venus 89
Chapter 5: Deep Space Station 14: Mars 97
Chapter 6: Deep Space Station 15: Uranus-The First 34-Meter High-Efficiency Antenna 157
Chapter 7: The 34-Meter Research and Development Beam-Waveguide Antenna 167
Chapter 8: The 34-Meter Beam-Waveguide Operational Antennas 225
Chapter 9: The Antenna Research System Task 257
Chapter 10: The Next-Generation Deep Space Network 283
Acronyms and Abbreviations 295
