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Is this what station keeping maneuvers look like, or just glitches in data? (SOHO via Horizons)
I've been enjoying the JPL Horizons web interface and after I discovered the incredibly extensive database associated with SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, also see sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov) ...
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Missions at or soon-to-be at Mars and their DSN "codenames"?
I'm "mining" old DSN data and would like to see all communications with spacecraft around Mars. A quick snapshot in their data shows the following codes. I can guess that ...
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How is RF spectrum usage coordinated in Mars orbit?
As of 2016 there are multiple operational missions in orbit around Mars. There are possibly more non-operational missions in orbit around Mars, simply because we do not know the final fate of all ...
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Has DSS-43 ever been used in high power mode (>>20 kW) for an emergency situation?
This answer notes that while most Deep Space Network transmitters are 20 kW of power or less, one dish (DSS-43 in Canberra) is equipped with a transmitter capable of 400 kW.
As described in 101, 70-m ...
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Perseverance current position
Is there any website which shows Perseverance live / current position relative to earth or sun ?
(Because i couldnt find any so far)
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What is the purpose and necessity of this giant structure being used in tests of China's Mars lander?
Question: What is the purpose and necessity of this giant structure being used in tests of landing hovering and searching techniques to be used by China's Mars lander? It is shown in images (and a ...
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Does NASA's Deep Space Network sometimes listen to other space agencies' spacecraft "just for the heck of it" or other non-mission related reasons?
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It's well known that other countries routinely spy on each other (i.e. the NSA tapping of Angela Merkel's phone).
NASA's Deep Space Network's space-related activities (like ...
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Has Same Beam Interference (SBI) been used or at least tested at Mars? Are there plans to use it in the next few years?
Question: Has Same Beam Interference (SBI) been used or at least tested at Mars? Are there plans to use it in the next few years? Considering that there's already some orbiters and landers and rovers ...
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Will the Emirate Mars Mission, Tianwen-1 and Mars 2020 Mission get closer to each other or spread out on their way to Mars?
Background & Introduction: On August 2, 2020 the brand new Where Is Roadster page Spacecraft launched to Mars in 2020 (announced here) said that it had been:
13 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes and 13 ...
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Where on Mars will China's rover land?
Inspired by this question about all the missions to Mars in 2020, where on this planet will the rover of the mission that China has planned, land and operate ?
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For the three spacecraft now on their way to Mars plus ExoMars, how many have any solar power capability during transit?
Right now EMM Hope, Tiangwen-1 and Mars2020 are on their way to Mars and ExoMars will go next time.
For these four spacecraft how many of them have any provisions to use solar power via photovoltaic ...
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What's been going on with the Emirates Mars Mission after it got to Mars?
China, UAE and US all sending missions to Mars in 2020 (Summer of L̶o̶v̶e Mars); how far apart are their frequencies? notes four missions planned to launch to Mars in that launch-to-Mars window.
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Did/do the current Mars missions coordinate?
The answer to the question why there are several Mars missions under way concurrently is that orbital mechanics offer an advantageous launch window of a few weeks every 26 months. With more than one ...
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