The Radio Science System installed at Parkes, Australia for the Voyager Neptune encounter was specified to meet the same stringent requirements that were imposed upon the Deep Space Network Radio Science System. The system design and test methodology employed to meet these requirements at Parkes are described, and data showing the measured performance of the system are presented. The results indicate that the system operates with a comfortable margin on the requirements. There was a minor problem with frequency-dependent spurious signals which could not be fixed before the encounter. Test results characterizing these spurious signals are included.


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    Title :

    Parkes radio science system design and testing for Voyager Neptune encounter


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    Publication date :

    1989-11-15


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English