This report describes the activities of the JPL VLBI Analysis Center for the year 2012. The highlight of the year was the successful MSL rover Mars landing, which was supported by VLBI-based navigation using our combined spacecraft, celestial reference frame, terrestrial reference frame, earth orientation, and planetary ephemeris VLBI systems. We also supported several other missions with VLBI navigation measurements. A combined NASA-ESA network was demonstrated with first Ka-band fringes to ESA's Malargue, Argentina 35 m. We achieved first fringes with our new digital back end and Mark 5C recorders.
JPL VLBI Analysis Center Report for 2012
2013
4 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Natural Resources & Earth Sciences , Space Technology , Very long base interferometry , World data centers , Space navigation , Spacecraft guidance , Extremely high frequencies , Celestial reference systems , Data acquisition , Data correlation , Mars roving vehicles , Ephemeris time , Computer programs , Earth orientation , Argentina , European space agency , International cooperation , Earth motion , Differential analyzers , Deep space network , Antennas
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