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Telecommunications for the Parker Solar Probe

February 19, 2019 @ 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM

The NASA Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018, beginning its historic mission to study the dynamics of the Solar corona. The Parker Solar Probe will execute 24 orbits over the next 7 years, ultimately passing within 7 million km of the Sun’s surface. The mission will provide in situ measurements to better understand the heating of the solar corona and the acceleration of the solar wind.

 

This talk will present the telecommunications system for the Parker Solar Probe.  This system is responsible for all communications between Earth and the spacecraft, as well as the precise range and velocity measurements used for orbit determination.  The exacting concerns of this mission place unique constraints on the design of the spacecraft telecommunications hardware.  Likewise, the mission link planning must account for the effects of the solar environment and the constantly changing relationship between the spacecraft, the Earth and the Sun.

Speaker(s): David Copeland,

Agenda:

5:30 p.m. Social time and snack

6:00 p.m. presentation

Location:
Room: Pioneer Hall
Bldg: National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, Maryland
21090

Details

Date:
February 19, 2019
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Website:
http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/190448

Organizer

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