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s<br />

Angular<br />

separation<br />

SEM > 10º<br />

SEM < 10º 60<br />

2º < SEM < 3º 17<br />

SEM < 2° 11<br />

Duration<br />

(days)<br />

TV Ka-band (3 m antenna) and<br />

laser link<br />

•Laser communications: 10 Mbps.<br />

•RF:<br />

From G/S -> TV : 1.76 Mbps<br />

From TV -> G/S: 1.5 Mbps<br />

•Laser communications difficult.<br />

Reduced data rate.<br />

•RF: like for SEM > 10º<br />

•Laser link not possible.<br />

•RF: like for SEM > 10º<br />

•No laser link.<br />

•RF: reduced rate.<br />

Worst case SEM=1.145º:<br />

From G/S -> TV : 176 Kbps<br />

From TV -> G/S: 300 Kbps<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 213 of 422<br />

Relay satellite link (4 m<br />

antenna) Ka-band<br />

•RF:<br />

From G/S -> RS : 4.1<br />

Mbps<br />

From RS -> G/S: 3.2 Mbps<br />

•RF:<br />

From G/S -> RS : 264 Kbps<br />

From RS -> G/S: 550 Kbps<br />

Table 3-46: Data rates of RF Ka-band and laser links at different angular separations<br />

In the figures below it is shown the different links for the different phases, data rates in bps.<br />

Figure 3-59: Communications links during cruise and Mars orbit phases worst cases

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