ITU defines deep space as the volume of Space at distances from the Earth equal to, or greater than, 2 106 km. Deep Space Spacecraft have to travel tens of millions of km from Earth to reach the nearest object in deep space. Spacecraft mass and power are precious. Large ground-based antennas and very high power transmitters are needed to overcome large space loss and spacecraft's small antennas and low power transmitters. Navigation is complex and highly dependent on measurements from the Earth. Every deep space mission is unique and therefore very costly to develop.


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    Title :

    Deep Space Communication


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ITU Seminar on Science Services ; 2012 ; Manta, Ecuador


    Publication date :

    2012-09-20


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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