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Simulated Space VLBI Experiment using the Tidbinbilla 11-m DSN Tracking Station and SURFSAT and Simulated Satellites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R. Wietfeldt ,
J. Smith ,
J. Border ,
V. Altunin ,
M. Ryne ,
C. Lewis ,
J. Benson ,
M. Claussen ,
J. Romney  and
J. Springett
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R. Wietfeldt
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, U.S.A.
J. Smith
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, U.S.A.
J. Border
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, U.S.A.
V. Altunin
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, U.S.A.
M. Ryne
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, U.S.A.
C. Lewis
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM, U.S.A.
J. Benson
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM, U.S.A.
M. Claussen
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM, U.S.A.
J. Romney
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM, U.S.A.
J. Springett
Affiliation:
NeoComm Systems, La Crescenta CA, U.S.A.
J. Webber
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville VA, U.S.A.
E. King
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Australia
J. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Australia
W. Wilson
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Australia
D. Jauncey
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Australia
R. Ferris
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Epping, Australia
P. Harbison
Affiliation:
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, Canberra, ACT, Australia
B. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, Canberra, ACT, Australia
M. Costa
Affiliation:
U. of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
S. Ellingsen
Affiliation:
U. of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
C. Knight
Affiliation:
Interferometrics, Fairfax VA, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We describe a space VLBI experiment involving an earth-orbiting satellite (SURFSAT) and simulated satellites, a space VLBI ground tracking station, an array of ground radio telescopes, and a space VLBI correlator. The purpose of this experiment was to provide as complete as possible an end-to-end simulation of space VLBI in preparation for the first space VLBI mission, VSOP, and in particular to test the most critical aspect of space VLBI, viz. the ability to generate a stable and accurate frequency standard (clock) for the orbiting VLBI element.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 164: Radio Emission from Galactic and Extragalactic Compact Sources , 1998 , pp. 415 - 416
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998