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Improved Systematic Pointing Error Model for the DSN Antennas

TBMG-9897

05/01/2011

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New pointing models have been developed for large reflector antennas whose construction is founded on elevation over azimuth mount. At JPL, the new models were applied to the Deep Space Network (DSN) 34-meter antenna’s subnet for corrections of their systematic pointing errors; it achieved significant improvement in performance at Ka-band (32-GHz) and X-band (8.4-GHz). The new models provide pointing improvements relative to the traditional models by a factor of two to three, which translate to approximately 3-dB performance improvement at Ka-band. For radio science experiments where blind pointing performance is critical, the new innovation provides a new enabling technology.

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"Improved Systematic Pointing Error Model for the DSN Antennas," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2011.
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May 1, 2011
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TBMG-9897
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English