National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents Preface
DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN
DSN Functions and Facilities
N. A. Renzetti
MISSION SUPPORT
Planetary Flight Projects
Mariner Mars 1971 Mission Support
R. P. Laeser
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway
ADVANCED ENGINEERING
Tracking and Navigational Accuracy Analysis
DSN Inherent Accuracy Project
T. W. Hamilton and D. W. Trask
Probing the Solar Plasma With Mariner Radio Metric Data,
Preliminary Results
P. F. MacDoran, P.S. Callahan, and A. I. Zygielbaum
A Cursory Examination of the Sensitivity of the Tropospheric Range and Doppler Effects to the Shape of the Refractivity Profile
L. F. Miller, V. J. Ondrasik, and C. C. Chao
Refractivity Influence on DSS Doppler Data
F. B. Winn and R. K. Leavitt
Communications Systems Research
A Second/Third-Order Hybrid Phase-Locked Receiver for Tracking
Doppler Rates
R. C. Tausworthe
Concatenation of Short Constraint Length Convolutional Codes
D. Erickson
Matched Filters for Binary Signals
S. Zohar
Digital Modulator
R. Winkelstein
Communications Elements Research
Tracking and Data Acquisition Elements Research: Polarization Diverse S-Band Feed Cone
D. E. Neff and A. J. Freiley
Frequency Generation and Control: Atomic Hydrogen Maser
Frequency Standard
C. Finnie
Supporting Research and Technology
Antenna Structures: Evaluation of Reflector Surface Distortions
M. S. Katow
Antenna Rigging Angle Optimization Within Structural Member
Size Design Optimization
R. Levy
Mark IIIA Simulation Center EMR 6050 - Univac 1108 Computer Interface
C. F. Leahey
Inbound High-Speed and Wideband Data Synchronizers
P. F. Peavler
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
SFOF Development
SFOF Mark IIIA Central Processing System Model Development
H. S. Simon
Diagnostics for the Mark IIIA Central Processing System: IBM 360/75 Computer On-Line Test Routines
R. A. Wells
IBM 360/75 Computer Time Interface
C. Zandell
IBM 360/75-Univac 1108 Computer Interface
C. Zandell
GCF Development
Communications Control Group Assembly: Teletype Line Switching
Equipment
D. W. Passell
OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
SFOF Operations
Choice of Integrators for Use With a Variation-of-Parameters
Formulation
T. D. Talbot and E. A. Rinderle
SFOF Configuration Control
K. R. Carter
The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.