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Comparison of Ka-band link design strategies for solar probe plus


AuthorCopeland, David; Adams, Norman;
KeywordsDistribution functions; NASA; Parker Engineering
AbstractThis study compares different strategies for planning and controlling the Ka-band downlink for NASA s upcoming Solar Probe Plus mission. This downlink provides the science data return: as such the availability of a specific pass is of less importance than the average performance of the link over an entire orbit. Three options for setting the link data rate were considered in this study: 1) a single data rate optimized for maximum effective data rate at the beginning of the pass, 2) a single data rate set to optimize return over the entire pass, and 3) a stepped data rate which optimizes the return over consecutive portions of the pass. In each case, the data return is characterized using a statistical model for the Ka-band link parameters, including weather and elevation-dependent G/T, yielding a cumulative distribution function for available data rate. It is important to the mission to minimize the contact time needed to meet the mission s science data requirement. Hence we propose a downlink methodology that minimizes contact time subject to constraints on data delay and complexity. © 2013 IEEE.
Year of Publication2013
JournalIEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
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URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2013.6496970
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