In this article, we describe the communication coverage analysis for the lunar network and the Earth ground stations. The first part of this article focuses on the direct communication coverage of the Moon from the Earth's ground stations. In particular, we assess the coverage performance of the Moon based on the existing Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas and the complimentary coverage of other potential stations at Hartebeesthoek, South Africa and at Santiago, Chile. We also address the coverage sensitivity based on different DSN antenna scenarios and their capability to provide single and redundant coverage of the Moon. The second part of this article focuses on the framework of the constrained optimization scheme to seek a stable constellation six relay satellites in two planes that not only can provide continuous communication coverage to any users on the Moon surface, but can also deliver data throughput in a highly efficient manner.


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    Titel :

    Deep Space Network and Lunar Network Communication Coverage of the Moon


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    Kongress:

    57th International Astronautical Congress ; 2006 ; Valencia, Spain


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2006-10-02


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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