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Voyager 1 RSS Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Voyager1/RSS

Description

Voyager Radio Science investigations at the giant planets utilized instrumentation with elements both on the spacecraft and at the DSN. Much of this was shared equipment, being used for routine telecommunications as well as for Radio Science. The performance and calibration of both the spacecraft and tracking stations directly affected the radio science data accuracy, and they played a major role in determining the quality of the results. The spacecraft part of the radio science instrument is described immediately below; unless noted otherwise, the description applies equally well to both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 and it applies throughout the Voyager mission. The description of the DSN (ground) part of the instrument follows. Because the DSN was continually changing, that description has been tailored to each Voyager encounter.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Voyager1/RSS
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Voyager 1 RSS Instrument
AlternateName
RSS
ReleaseDate
2021-06-02 12:34:56Z
Description

Voyager Radio Science investigations at the giant planets utilized instrumentation with elements both on the spacecraft and at the DSN. Much of this was shared equipment, being used for routine telecommunications as well as for Radio Science. The performance and calibration of both the spacecraft and tracking stations directly affected the radio science data accuracy, and they played a major role in determining the quality of the results. The spacecraft part of the radio science instrument is described immediately below; unless noted otherwise, the description applies equally well to both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 and it applies throughout the Voyager mission. The description of the DSN (ground) part of the instrument follows. Because the DSN was continually changing, that description has been tailored to each Voyager encounter.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/G.Leonard.Tyler
InformationURL
Name
PDS Catalog
URL
Description

Information about the Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) on the Voyager 1 mission.

InstrumentType
WaveformReceiver
InvestigationName
Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) on Voyager 1
ObservatoryID