Future Mission Trends and their Implications for the Deep Space Network
This viewgraph presentation discusses the direction of future missions and it's significance to the Deep Space Network. The topics include: 1) The Deep Space Network (DSN); 2) Past Missions Driving DSN Evolution; 3) The Changing Mission Paradigm; 4) Assessing Future Mission Needs
Selection note: Curated for its DSN demand-forecasting categories, including mission demographics, downlink and uplink trends, end-to-end link difficulty, and implications for network evolution.
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ntrs-20070034204
Topic
mission-architecture
Type
Conference Paper
Publisher
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Authors
Abraham, Douglas S.
Year
2006
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This viewgraph presentation discusses the direction of future missions and it's significance to the Deep Space Network. The topics include: 1) The Deep Space Network (DSN); 2) Past Missions Driving DSN Evolution; 3) The Changing Mission Paradigm; 4) Assessing Future Mission Needs; 5) Link Support Trends; 6) Downlink Rate Trends; 7) Uplink Rate Trends; 8) End-to-End Link Difficulty Trends; 9) Summary: Future Mission Trend Drivers; and 10) Conclusion: Implications for the DSN.
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