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Figure 3-63: Communications MEV/MAV-TV during take off – rendezvous and undocking-landing<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

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

February 2004<br />

page 215 of 422<br />

3.3.7.5.5 TV contingency communications<br />

When laser downlink cannot be used, for example during the superior solar conjunction or<br />

during a contingency, Ka-band 3 m antenna will be used instead. Once in Martian orbit, the relay<br />

satellite could be used as well using the TV 40 cm X-band antenna, and would provide higher<br />

data rate than the 3m TV antenna with the G/S due to its 4 m antenna. The problem is that there<br />

is no continuous visibility, so it will be possible to use it during approximately 65% of the time.<br />

In case of a contingency with loss of attitude, in which it is not possible to use any HGA, a<br />

communications link has been designed by using two MGAs with an intelligent steering<br />

mechanism that will be pointing one of the antennas to the Earth.<br />

See Figure 3-59 for a summary of communications with the G/S during contingency.<br />

3.3.7.5.6 Budgets<br />

3.3.7.5.6.1 TV Antenna summary<br />

In total, three booms are necessary for telescope, Ka-band antenna and X-band antenna.

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