The support provided by the Deep Space Network to the 1975 Viking Mission from the first landing on Mars July 1976 to the end of the Prime Mission on November 15, 1976 is described and evaluated. Tracking and data acquisition support required the continuous operation of a worldwide network of tracking stations with 64-meter and 26-meter diameter antennas, together with a global communications system for the transfer of commands, telemetry, and radio metric data between the stations and the Network Operations Control Center in Pasadena, California. Performance of the deep-space communications links between Earth and Mars, and innovative new management techniques for operations and data handling are included.


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    Title :

    Tracking and data system support for the Viking 1975 mission to Mars. Volume 3: Planetary operations


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    Publication date :

    1977-09-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English