Voyager 2 telecommunications subsystem
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The Voyager 2 telecommunications subsystem is the spacecraft’s radio and antenna system that sends scientific data and status information across interplanetary distances back to Earth and receives commands from mission control.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-space communications system
ⓘ
spacecraft telecommunications subsystem ⓘ |
| communicatesOver |
interplanetary distances
ⓘ
interstellar distances ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | Earth-based ground stations ⓘ |
| designedFor |
deep-space communication
ⓘ
interplanetary communication ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| developedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
data return from Jupiter flyby
ⓘ
data return from Neptune flyby ⓘ data return from Saturn flyby ⓘ data return from Uranus flyby ⓘ |
| function |
receive commands from Earth
ⓘ
send engineering and status data to Earth ⓘ send scientific data to Earth ⓘ |
| includes |
command subsystem interface
ⓘ
demodulator ⓘ high-gain antenna ⓘ low-gain antenna ⓘ medium-gain antenna ⓘ modulator ⓘ radio frequency subsystem ⓘ receiver ⓘ telemetry subsystem interface ⓘ transmitter ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1977-08-20 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan IIIE-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Voyager 2 spacecraft body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | Voyager program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
interstellar mission phase
ⓘ
planetary flyby phase ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orientation | fixed to high-gain antenna structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | Voyager 2 power subsystem ⓘ |
| receivesFrom | Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Voyager bus ⓘ |
| status | operational (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| supports |
command uplink
ⓘ
radio science experiments ⓘ ranging ⓘ telemetry downlink ⓘ |
| transmitsTo | Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
S-band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ coherent transponding ⓘ phase-coherent two-way communication ⓘ radio frequency communication ⓘ |
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