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
Interplanetary Flight Projects
Pioneer Mission Support
A. J. Siegmeth
NASA Code 311-03-21-20
Helios Mission Support
P.S. Goodwin
NASA Code 311-03-21-50
Planetary Flight Projects
Mariner Mars 1971 Mission Support
R. P. Laeser
NASA Code 311-03-21-50
RADIO SCIENCE
Radio Science Support
K. W. Linnes
NASA Code 311-03-21-60
ADVANCED ENGINEERING
Tracking and Navigational Accuracy Analysis
A Comparison of Cowell's Method and a Variation-of-Parameters Method for the Computation of Precision Satellite Orbits: Addendum 1
S. S. Dallas and E. A. Rinderle
NASA Code 311-03-34-10
An Analysis of Long Baseline Radio Interferometry
J. B. Thomas
NASA Codes 150-22-12-60 and 160-79-64-03
Improved Navigation Capability Utilizing Two-Station Tracking Techniques for a Low-Declination Distant Spacecraft
K. H. Rourke and V. J. Ondrasik
NASA Code 150-22-12-64
Local and Transcontinental Mapping of Total Electron Content
Measurements of the Earth's Ionosphere
K. W. Yip and B. D. Mulhall
NASA Code 150-22-12-62
Tropospheric Refraction Calibrations and Their Significance on Radio-Metric Doppler Reductions
F. B. Winn
NASA Code 311-03-42-77
Communications Systems Research
Spectral Estimate Variance Reduction by Averaging Fast-Fourier Transform Spectra of Overlapped Time Series Data
R. Winkelstein
NASA Code 150-22-15-16
Hydrogen Maser: Low Phase Noise, L-Band Frequency Multiplier
G. Lutes, J. MacConnell, and R. Meyer
NASA Code 150-22-14-24
An Introduction to Minicomputer Software Support
J. W. Layland
NASA Code 150-22-12-04
The X930 Program Set for Sigma 5 Assembly
C. C. Klimasauskas
NASA Code 150-22-12-04
The SAPDP Program Set for Sigma 5 Assembly
D. E. Erickson
NASA Code 150-22-12-04
Electrical Length Stability of Coaxial Cable in a Field Environment
P. A. Clements
NASA Code 150-22-14-24
Hiding and Covering in a Compact Metric Space
R. J. McEliece and E. C. Posner
NASA Code 150-22-12-17
Communications Elements Research
High Output Power for Hydrogen Maser Frequency Standards
H. Erpenbach and C. Finnie
NASA Code 150-22-14-05
Supporting Research and Technology
High-Rate Telemetry Preprocessor for the SFOF 360/75 Computers
R. A. Wells
NASA Code 150-22-16-80
Hi-Rel Integrated Circuit Packaging Development
D. W. Slaughter
NASA Code 150-22-15-24
DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 150-22-12-05
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
SFOF Development
Mark IIIA IBM Computer Configuration Expansion
R. A. Stiver
NASA Code 311-03-42-68
DSIF Development
400-kW Harmonic Filter
R. L. Leu
NASA Code 312-03-31-39
A New Crowbar Logic Unit
E. J. Finnegan
NASA Code 312-03-31-39
High Voltage Control for 400-kW Transmitter
T. W. Rathbun
NASA Code 312-03-31-39
Improved Condensation Methods for Eigenvalue Problems
R. Levy
NASA Code 150-22-13-06
Overseas 64-m Hydrostatic Bearing Performance
G. Gale
NASA Code 311-03-14-31
DSIF Tracking and Monitor & Control Subsystem:
Prototype Implementation
P. L. Lindley
NASA Code 312-03-31-55
Data Decoder Assembly Implementation Status
R. A. Mancini
NASA Code 312-03-31-78
Occultation Recording Assembly Implementation
L. I. DeGennaro
NASA Code 311-03-42-57
Post-Detection Subcarrier Recording Equipment Implementation for Analog Recording Playback
G. Hamilton
NASA Code 312-03-31-53
OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
DSN Operations
DSN Traceability and Reporting Program: Micrographic Application
J. A. Miccio
NASA Code 311-03-13-11
DSIF Operations
Apollo Bistatic Radar Investigation
A. K. Chapman
NASA Code 311-03-21-80
Correlated Sampling With Application to Carrier Power
Estimation Accuracy
J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 311-03-32-30
Automatic Angle Tracking: Angle Error Analysis and Tests
R. D. Rey
NASA Code 311-03-32-30
Facility Engineering
Fire Protection and Safety Activities Throughout the
Deep Space Network
G. G. Kroll
NASA Code 311-03-14-31
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.