41. Institute Of Space And Astronautical Science | JAXA Satellite mission Operation, tracking and Orbit Determination The Usuda Deepspace Center (UDSC) 64 m station is dedicated to tracking deep space probes http://www.isas.ac.jp/e/enterp/tech/ss/05.shtml

HOME Our Enterprises Space Technology Satellite/Spacecraft Technologies Satellite Mission Operation, Tracking and Orbit Determination Real-time operations of ISAS spacecraft can be directed from the Sagamihara Control Center (SCC) on the ISAS Sagamihara Campus. Tracking (i.e., range and range rate) data and telemetry data are transmitted from the remote tracking stations (UDSC and KSC). The Usuda Deep Space Center (UDSC) 64 m station is dedicated to tracking deep space probes. The Kagoshima Space Center (KSC) 20 m and 34 m stations are used for low earth orbit satellite tracking, etc. The data obtained are archived at Sagamihara. Orbit determinations for ISAS deep space probes are performed on a weekly basis, and antenna pointing/ frequency predicts are transmitted to UDSC for tracking operations. Commands are generated at SCC and transmitted to spacecraft through the remote tracking stations. Deployable Structures Satellite Mission Operation, Tracking and Orbit Determination

42. Army: Space Surveillance Always Tracking At The U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll's Reag Full text of the article, space Surveillance Always tracking at the US Army Command for the space surveillance mission consists of 128 tracking hours http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3723/is_200312/ai_n9319154

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Army Dec 2003 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for Advocate, The Air Force Journal of Logistics Air Force Law Review Air Force Speeches ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Space Surveillance Always Tracking at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll's Reagan Test Site Army Dec 2003 by Hunt, Stephen M Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Radar, optical and telemetry sensors are operated at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll's Reagan Test Site (RTS) to support missile testing, space surveillance operations and science experiments for DoD and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Reagan Test Site is located in the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA), part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 4,000 kilometers southwest of Hawaii. The atoll consists of approximately 100 small islands resting on a coral reef formation 1,100 kilometers north of the geographic equator. The two largest islands are Kwajalein and Roi-Namur. High-power radars are located on Roi-Namur where they collect highly accurate metric (target position and velocity) and radar cross-section (target size and shape) data. These data are used to characterize missile reentry vehicles as well as help maintain the U.S. Strategic Command catalog of artificial satellites.

43. Entrez PubMed Impairments of manual tracking performance during spaceflight more convergingevidence from a 20day space mission. Manzey D, Lorenz TB, Heuers H, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1

44. Frequently Asked Questions About Gravity Probe B In fact, the European space mission Hipparcos has shown that each year the chosenguide star Successful tracking was maintained throughout the mission. http://einstein.stanford.edu/content/faqs/faqs.html

Frequently Asked Questions How can I follow the GP-B mission besides this web site? Do you have a project mailing list to subscribe to bulletins? How can I track the GP-B satellite in the night sky? Do you have pictures and video, or newsclips on the launch? ... Is there a DVD about this project that I can order? Operations: How did you choose the guide star? What is its significance? Where is GP-B controlled? When and where was GP-B launched? Why did Gravity Probe B have a one-second launch window? General Program Questions: What does "GP-B" actually stand for? Which of Einstein's theories is the project trying to test? Is the project part of Stanford University? Who actually built the satellite and where? ... What is the purpose of Gravity Probe B? Is it worth doing? Questions about Relativity: What is the General Theory of Relativity? How does GP-B plan to test the General Theory of Relativity? What is space-time? What is the Equivalence Principle? How can I follow the GP-B mission besides this web site? In addition to this Web site, here are some other Web sites that have information, photos, and video of the GP-B launch and mission.

45. Japan's Micro-Lab Sat Mission: Tracking The Moon As An Improvised Target | Space spaceRef Your space Reference Japan s Micro-Lab Sat mission tracking theMoon as an Improvised Target. image The Micro-Lab Sat, which is in the http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=12429

46. Active Skim View Of: Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 space mission AREAS Communi space SEA POWER 21 ISR METOC tracking) 17Commission to Assess United States National Security space http://www.nap.edu/nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?isbn=0309096774&chap=1-19

47. Nat' Academies Press, The Navy's Needs In Space For Providing Future Capabilitie 4 Implementation Navy Support to space mission Areas Naval forces have continued of additional mission capa bilities (including blue force tracking, http://www.nap.edu/books/0309096774/html/82.html

Read more than 3,000 books online FREE! More than 900 PDFs now available for sale HOME ABOUT NAP CONTACT NAP HELP ... ORDERING INFO Items in cart [0] TRY OUR SPECIAL DISCOVERY ENGINE Questions? Call 888-624-8373 The Navy's Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities (2005) Naval Studies Board ( NSB Find More Like This Book Research ... Dashboard NEW! BUY This Book CHAPTER SELECTOR: Openbook Linked Table of Contents FrontMatter, pp. i-xvi Executive Summary, pp. 1-19 1 Introduction, pp. 20-28 2 Strategic Framework: Future Operational Concepts and Space..., pp. 29-61 3 Roles and Responsibilities: Meeting Naval Space Needs, pp. 62-81 4 Implementation: Navy Support to Space Mission Areas, pp. 82-142 5 Fulfilling Naval Forces Space Needs: A Vision, pp. 143-146 A Department of the Navy History in Space, pp. 147-164 B Department of Defense Directive 5101.2, pp. 165-176 C Sea Power 21 Capability Areas: Assessment of Dependence on..., pp. 177-199 D Space Communications Systems and Capabilities, pp. 200-218 E Biographies of Committee Members and Staff, pp. 219-226

48. NRAO OVLBI Home Page tracking Station mission. The Orbiting VLBI tracking station in Green Bank, 95 tracking Geotail. The Japanese space agency satellite GEOTAIL has been http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ovlbi/OVLBI.html

Orbiting VLBI Tracking Station Current Schedule Tracking Station Mission The Orbiting VLBI tracking station in Green Bank , West Virginia is one of four NASA tracking stations dedicated to support of Very Long Baseline Interferometry satellites. Current and future satellites extend interferometry baselines beyond the diameter of the earth. The trackings stations transmit a maser referenced timing tone to the orbiting satellites. The satellites sample the astronomical signals and transmit the data on a Ku band downlink back to the stations. The tracking stations record the data on wideband magnetic tape and ship it to correlators for further processing. The Observatory and tracking station are located in a valley at elevation , and are shielded from radio interference by mountains to the east and west . For additional views of the tracking station, click here , or here Space VLBI satellites VSOP/HALCA The Japanese Space agency, ISAS launched VSOP/HALCA on 97 February 12. VSOP/HALCA has a home page. The VSOP/HALCA mission operations group maintains an interface document page.

49. 2nd ESA Workshop On Tracking, Telemetry And Command Systems For Space Applicatio 0925, Telemetry, tracking, and Command Consolidation in the Deep space Network 1135, Radio Science Experiment for the mission BepiColombo to Mercury http://www.estec.esa.nl/conferences/01c04/

List of Events ESTEC Home Page ESA Home Page Web Master Final Programme 2nd ESA Workshop on Tracking Telemetry And Command Systems for Space Applications TTC 2001 29-31 October 2001 ESTEC Noordwijk The Netherlands Organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with NASA and CCSDS INTRODUCTION Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems are critical elements for the success of space missions and increasingly require highly integrated spaceborne equipment with significant reductions in mass, recurrent costs and delivery time. Furthermore, a progressive migration to higher frequency bands is taking place and future space missions will require new design approaches in terms of on board power capabilities, modulation schemes and coding techniques. On the ground segment side, associated improvements in RF performance are also required, in addition to upgrade and development of robust and efficient networks and protocols. This workshop is organised in cooperation between ESA, NASA and CCSDS who are working together to standardise TTC communications at all levels for maximum benefit in terms of cross compatibility and cost saving. OBJECTIVES OF THE TTC'2001 WORKSHOP The aim of this Workshop is to provide an open forum to spaceborne and ground-based TTC equipment designers, TTC systems developers and operators, communication techniques experts, university and agency representatives. Participants will have the opportunity to share their technical expertise and experiences by formal presentations, informal discussions and round tables. Furthermore, TTC'2001 will provide an overview of TTC technologies and equipment which are available or being developed all over the world in the frame of space applications.

50. CNS - Brief Chronology Of The Shenzhou Program Fleet Carries Out tracking and Observation of Shenzhou3 spaceship, Shenzhou V to Launch at 0100 GMT on 15 Oct, space mission to Last 21 Hours http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/031006ch.htm

Research Story of the Week Go to China's Manned Space Program: Trajectory and Motivations Brief Chronology of the Shenzhou Program October 15, 2003 China's current manned space program, named Project 921, was established. The first part of the project, called 921-1, was dedicated to launching a manned space capsule. The second stage, 921-2, called for a manned space station, while a third stage, 921-3, aimed at developing a modern space-earth transportation system by 2020. [Mark Wade, "China: The Amazing History of Rocket and Space Development in China," Encyclopedia Astronautica, Chinese space officials signed a deal with Missile Space Corporation Energia (RKK Energia, in Russian), Russia's chief space station contractor, to provide training for Chinese yuhangyuans (astronauts), as well as technical information about the Soyuz spacecraft's capsule, life support systems, docking systems, and space suits. [Mark Wade, "China: The Amazing History of Rocket and Space Development in China," Encyclopedia Astronautica

51. DefenseLINK News: Florida Air Guard Receives New Space-Launch Tracking System no other National Guard that has the type of mission we do, or even doesspacelaunch tracking. So this is the only space unit in the National Guard. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2004/n05112004_200405112.html

Sep. 26, 2005 War on Terror Transformation News Products Press Resources ... Contact Us Florida Air Guard Receives New Space-Launch Tracking System By Senior Airman Thomas Kielbasa, USAF Special to American Forces Press Service CLEARWATER, Fla., May 11, 2004 – For nearly half a century, Florida has been at the forefront of space-launch technology, and recently the state's Air National Guard acquired new equipment to help maintain that distinction. Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett (left) gives the keys of a new Ballistic Missile Range Safety Technology system to Staff Sgt. Kristian Kobilis (right) of the 114th Combat Communications Squadron during a ceremony in Clearwater, Fla., April 30. The new system - used to track space vehicles during launch - will enable the 114th Combat Communications Squadron and 114th Range Flight to better monitor rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. Also pictured (center) is 114th commander Lt. Col. Rembert Schofield. Photo by Senior Airman Thomas Kielbasa, USAF, (low resolution image only) On April 30 members of the Florida Air National Guard received a state-of-the- art mobile system designed to monitor space-vehicle launches from Cape Canaveral. The Ballistic Missile Range Safety Technology, or BMRST, system will enable the citizen-airmen to track – and if necessary assist in destroying – rockets or launch vehicles after liftoff.

52. Astronaut Bio: John E. Blaha In addition to flying 5 space missions, Blaha has served as the Chairman, During the nineday mission the crew deployed the West tracking and Data Relay http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/txnauts/blaha.html

NASA Astronauts with Texas Roots Want to be an astronaut? How to Become an Astronaut What it takes Training Helpful Reading (PDF files) Astronaut Fact Book Help educate many young Texans by ordering the Space Shuttle Columbia Specialty license plate today NASA Astronauts with Texas Roots John E. Blaha (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut PERSONAL DATA: Born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas. Married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. EDUCATION: Graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 and a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. ORGANIZATIONS: Association of Space Explorers; Purdue Alumni Association; Society of Experimental Test Pilots; Air Force Academy Association of Graduates; Chairman, Board of Directors Brooks Aerospace Foundation; Member, Committee on Engineering Challenges to the Long Term Operation of the International Space Station, National Research Council Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. SPECIAL HONORS: Russian Order of Friendship Medal, 2 NASA Distinguished Service Medals, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 5 NASA Space Flight Medals, Countdown Magazine Outstanding Astronaut of 1991, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, 2 Air Force Distinguished Flying Crosses, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 3 Meritorious Service Medals, 18 Air Medals, Air Force Commendation Medal, the British Royal Air Force Cross, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Purdue Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award, and the Purdue Engineering Alumnus Award. Outstanding Pilot, F-4 Combat Crew Training. Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing. Distinguished Graduate Air Force Test Pilot School. Distinguished Graduate Air Command and Staff College. University Roundtable Annual Best and Brightest Award. Grand Marshall Fiesta Flambeau Parade. Grand Marshall Battle of Flowers Parade. Granby High School Hall of Fame.

53. COMMUNICATIONS space FLIGHT tracking AND DATA NETWORK. The Networks Division of Goddard space During the liftoff and ascent phase of a space shuttle mission launched http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-jsc-comm.html

PAYLOAD RETENTION MECHANISMS... COMMUNICATIONS SPACE FLIGHT TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK The Networks Division of Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, Md., is responsible for operating, maintaining and controlling the space flight tracking and data network , which consists of the space network and ground network for providing tracking, data acquisition and associated support. The network is operated through NASA contracts and interagency and international agreements that provide staffing and logistic support for space missions. The Networks Division also operates the Network Control Center and NASA Ground Terminal. The division is responsible for testing, calibration and configuring network resources to ensure network support capability before each mission. It coordinates, schedules and directs all network activity and provides the necessary interface among GSFC elements and other agencies, centers and networks. The STDN , controlled by the NCC at Goddard , is composed of the White Sands Ground Terminal and NASA Ground Terminal in White Sands, N.M.; the NASA Communications Network, Flight Dynamics Facility and Simulation Operations Center at GSFC; and the

54. NASA's Advanced Automation For Space Missions: Chapter 5, Appendix B According to the baseline mission for a growing, selfreplicating Lunar Laser tracking is one possibility, but probably too complicated when out of line http://www.islandone.org/MMSG/aasm/AASM5B.html

Previous Top Appendix 5B: LMF Positional Transponder System According to the baseline mission for a growing, self-replicating Lunar Manufacturing Facility (LMF) presented in section 5.3.4, a 100-ton seed is dropped to the lunar surface and thereupon unpacks itself, sets up the initial factory complex, and then proceeds to produce more of itself (or any other desired output). Clearly, the level of automation and machine intelligence required lies beyond current state-of-the-art, though not beyond the projected state-of-the-art two or three decades hence. Because of the already challenging design problem, it is highly desirable to keep all seed systems as simple as possible in both structure and function. This should help reduce the risk of partial or total system failure and make closure less difficult to achieve at all levels. One of the more complicated pieces of hardware from the Al standpoint is the "camera eyes" and pattern recognition routines (visual sensing) that may be needed. Although it is possible that standardized robot camera eyes may be developed, it is more likely that each particular application will demand its own unique set of requirements, thus greatly reducing or eliminating any gains in simplicity of camera design. The pragmatic industrial approach (Kincaid et al., 1980) and design philosophy in these cases, especially in the area of computer vision, is to: (1) simplify, (2) use unconventional solutions, and (3) "cheat (i.e., solve another problem). It may be that the best way to handle the problem of computer vision is to find a way to largely avoid it altogether.

55. Basics Of Space Flight Section II. Space Flight Projects Ground systems to support the mission are also developed in parallel with the DSN tracking and data handling capabilities must be considered when http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsf7-2.html

View the NASA Portal Search JPL Chapter 7. Mission Inception Overview CONTINUED Phase C/D: Design and Development During the design and development phase, schedules are negotiated, and the space flight system is designed and developed. The phase begins with building and integrating subsystems and experiments into a single spacecraft. In a process called ATLO (Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations) the spacecraft is assembled integrated, tested, launched, deployed, and verified. Prior to launch, though, the complete spacecraft is tested together in a simulated interplanetary space environment. Voyager, Ulysses, Galileo, Cassini, and many more spacecraft have undergone extensive testing in JPL's 25-foot diameter solar-thermal-vacuum chamber. The image at right shows the Galileo spacecraft preparing for its turn. Click the image for a larger view. Ground systems to support the mission are also developed in parallel with the spacecraft development, and are exercised along with the spacecraft during tests. Phase C/D typically lasts until 30 days after launch. Reviews commonly conducted as part of the design and development phase include: Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, Test Readiness Review, and Flight Readiness Review. Operations Phase Operations phase E is also called for Mission Operations and Data Analysis. It includes flying the spacecraft and obtaining science data for which the mission was designed. This phase is described in later sections of this training module: Chapters 14 through 17 present details of Launch, Cruise, Encounter, Extended Operations, and Project Closeout.

56. NASA - Space Shuttle Re-entry Video Procedures For Space Enthusiasts in the public s observations of the STS114 space Shuttle mission. Practice tracking distant objects. Try panning with a video camera on the tripod http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/crew/photo_tips.html

The nasa.gov site requires that JavaScripts be enabled in your browser. For instructions, click here + Text Only Site + Contact NASA + Home preLoad('/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_main,/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_crew,/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_launch,/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_multimedia,/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_news,/templateimages/navigation/leftnav/returntoflight/nav_left_system'); Space Shuttle Re-entry Video Procedures for Space Enthusiasts Amateur astronomers have observed satellites and other space craft since the dawn of the Space Age. Video Astronomy is a rapidly growing segment of the amateur astronomy community and is yielding impressive results. Indeed, dedicated amateurs have even succeeded in obtaining high power telescopic images of the ISS and its predecessors with excellent resolution using home camera/video equipment and software. When the Space Shuttle Columbia reentered the Earth's atmosphere during the STS-107 mission, amateurs astronomers were on hand to record its troubled flight. Photometric analyses of the better videos of the reentry were able to establish the timing of early spacecraft failure and provide data allowing for the calculation of sizes of some of the early debris pieces prior to the Columbia’s final breakup. This information helped to understand and confirm the early events leading to breakup. The STS-107 work is documented in the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report

57. John F. Kennedy Space Center - Expendable Launch Vehicles Applause and cheering has broken out in the mission Director s center. 201 pm The spacecraft has now passed beyond the tracking range of the Malindi, http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/gpb/vlcc.htm

Expendable Launch Vehicle Home Page + NASA Home Date: April 20, 2004 Time: 12:57:24 p.m. EDT + First launch attempt April 19 Did you know? The GP-B orbit is only 400 miles from Earth because the effects of local space-time weaken dramatically as one moves farther from the planet. GP-B is using IM Pegasi, about 300 light years away, as its guide star. The Delta rocket will carry two video cameras which will record the separation of the 2nd stage of the launch vehicle from the GP-B space vehicle. + Download Real Media Player Gravity Probe B Launch Day Events The Virtual Launch Control Center was activated at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The Virtual Launch Control Center was deactivated at 2:15 p.m. EDT. Thank you for joining us for live coverage of the successful launch of Gravity Probe B! 2:14 p.m.

58. NSSDC Master Catalog: Spacecraft The spacecraft had a targettracking problem and the MICAS instrument was not NASA bids farewell to the successful Deep space 1 mission - Press Release http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1998-061A

59. Deep Space Network Home Page Where Are the Missions that the DSN is tracking? Learn all about Deep SpaceNetwork tracking stations by building this educational scale model of a 34m http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/

View the NASA Portal ABOUT THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK The NASA Deep Space Network - or DSN - is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe. The network also supports selected Earth-orbiting missions. The DSN currently consists of three deep-space communications facilities placed approximately 120 degrees apart around the world: at Goldstone , in California's Mojave Desert; near Madrid , Spain; and near Canberra , Australia. This strategic placement permits constant observation of spacecraft as the Earth rotates, and helps to make the DSN the largest and most sensitive scientific telecommunications system in the world. READ MORE... How a DSN Station Is Built Here's a short photo essay with captions of the building of a 34-meter antenna. READ MORE... Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Tours Public Tours of the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex are available. Advance reservations are required. Call 760.255.8687 for additional information. READ MORE...

60. Iss Fan Club A club of space enthusiast following ISS missions and contacting crews by amateur radio. Offers news, forums and tracking information. http://www.issfanclub.com/

Home Tracking FAQ Topics ... Top 10 Tracking to activate the countdown select your City Modules Home Content FAQ Feedback ... Your Account Forum My first ISS observation over Madrid (Spain) today. ISS packet status (Sept. 13) PMS MESSAGES 09/04/2005 Received Packet Frames on 01/02/03 and 04 September ... Iss Fan Club Forums Guestbook Please sign our Gestbook SpaceOnline.tv IFC News Publish IFC news on your site Welcome to the ISS Fan Club website ISS Commander Valery Korzun is one of the first Members of the ISS FanClub. He sent us this picture from Space while leading Expedition 5 Crew. During 1996, a group of amateur radio operators involved in the communications with the MIR Space Station, decided to join into the "Mir Fan Club". In a very short time over 1200 enthusiasts from all over the world asked to partecipate, including Cosmonaut Valery Korzun, while leading crew #22. Nowdays MIR is not flying anymore, but here we are again with the same spirit and the same enthusiasm for the ISS, the new International Space Station. SuitSat Hardware On-Orbit/SSTV Equipment Aboard ISS writes "On Thursday September 8 at 13:08 UTC, Progress 19P lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Included in the 2.5 tons of fuel, food and supplies are two Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) systems-the Suitsat amateur radio hardware and the Slow Scan Television (SSTV) hardware and software. The successful docking of Progress to ISS on September 10 culminates the successful design, development, certification and delivery of these two ARISS Projects. The ISS Expedition 11 crew will unpack this equipment, making it available for installation, use and deployment by the Expedition 12 crew."

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