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Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated part of the montage video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel. The video contains a variety of Cassini-related material, images, and interviews.

above: "A diagram of the Cassini spacecraft and Huygens probe." From here. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Open in a new window for full size so you can see the detail and read the descriptions!

Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated part of the montage video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel. The video contains a variety of Cassini-related material, images, and interviews.

above: "A diagram of the Cassini spacecraft and Huygens probe." From here. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Open in a new window for full size so you can see the detail and read the descriptions!

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Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated part of the montage video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel. The video contains a variety of Cassini-related material, images, and interviews.

Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated part of the montage video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel. The video contains a variety of Cassini-related material, images, and interviews.

above: "A diagram of the Cassini spacecraft and Huygens probe." From here. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Open in a new window for full size so you can see the detail and read the descriptions!

Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel.

Cassini has quite a complex Radio Science Subsystem. Accorting to that article (and confirmed in Wikipedia):

Cassini is the only deep space mission to transmit to Earth at three radio wavelengths (approximately 14 cm wavelength, designated S-band; 4 cm, designated X-band; and 1 cm, designated Ka-band) simultaneously.

That says "simultaneously", quite a dish-full.

But there are also a bunch of non-axially located rectangular-waveguide-like objects that are also near the focus of the high-gain antenna system. What are these things for, and are they actually pointed towards the secondary mirror and using it for collimation? I am wondering if this gives some spatial resolution like a giant compound-eye of an insect.

below x2: Screen shots from the animated/simulated part of the montage video Video file: Saturn Plunge Nears for NASA Cassini Spacecraft found on the apparently official JPLraw YouTube channel. The video contains a variety of Cassini-related material, images, and interviews.