The Mariner Planetary Communication System Design

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Report describing the mission objectives of Mariner, an unmanned spacecraft developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to be launched in to the vicinity of Venus. Design constrains are discussed related to the communication system by the the mission and launch dates. Interplanetary space communications state-of-the-art is then discussed. The general over-all design of the communication system to be employed in the Mariner mission is presented, and a detailed description is given of the mechanization of the command and telemetry systems. (Abstract).

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iv, 62 pages : illustrations (some folded) ; 29 cm.

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Martin, Benn D. May 15, 1961.

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Report describing the mission objectives of Mariner, an unmanned spacecraft developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to be launched in to the vicinity of Venus. Design constrains are discussed related to the communication system by the the mission and launch dates. Interplanetary space communications state-of-the-art is then discussed. The general over-all design of the communication system to be employed in the Mariner mission is presented, and a detailed description is given of the mechanization of the command and telemetry systems. (Abstract).

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iv, 62 pages : illustrations (some folded) ; 29 cm.

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Includes bibliographic references (page 61).

Prepared by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory under National Aeronautics & Space Administration contract no.: NASw-6.

"Presented at the 2nd annual "COSPAR" symposium in Florence, Italy, April 12, 1961"

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Martin, Benn D. The Mariner Planetary Communication System Design, report, May 15, 1961; Pasadena, California. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1536459/: accessed October 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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