This work provides a comprehensive overview of the proposed Mars Telecom Orbiter (MTO) mission. Launched in 2009, MTO would provide Mars-to-Earth relay services for NASA missions arriving at Mars between 2010 and 2020, enabling far higher science data return and lowering the cost for these missions. MTO also carries an optical communications payload, which demonstrates downlink bit rates from 1 Mbps up to and possible exceeding 30 Mbps. MTO also searches for the potential Mars Sample Return orbiting sample, and demonstrates this capability beforehand, using the sample canister, which it carries.


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    Title :

    The 2009 Mars Telecom Orbiter mission


    Contributors:
    Franklin, S.F. (author) / Slonski, J.P. (author) / Kerridge, S. (author) / Noreena, G. (author) / Townes, S. (author) / Schwartzbaum, E. (author) / Synnott, S. (author) / Deutsch, M. (author) / Edwards, C. (author) / Devereaux, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    2004-01-01


    Size :

    1438680 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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