The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-127

July-September 1996

Joseph H. Yuen
Editor-in-Chief


November 15, 1996


National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

List of Changes

OSC TASKS
DSN Advanced Systems
TRACKING AND GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION

Advanced Algorithm and System Development for Cassini Radio Science Tropospheric Calibration
S. J. Keihm and K. A. Marsh
NASA Code 314-30-11-90-04

COMMUNICATIONS, SPACECRAFT-GROUND

The Problem and Solution of a Twice-a-Day Frame Loss in Galileo's Telemetry
M. Belongie, J. Taylor, D. Rogstad, and R. Lee
NASA Code 314-30-61-02-05

Description of Communication System Options for Single-Aperture Multiple-Link (SAML) Mission Support
H. Tsou, S. Million, S. M. Hinedi, T. M. Nguyen, M. K. Simon, W. V. Moore, S. Kayalar, and R. L. Horttor
NASA Code 314-40-32-30-38

Residual Versus Suppressed-Carrier Coherent Communications
M. K. Simon and S. Million
NASA Code 315-90-41-13-03

Optimum Strategies for Monitoring the Operational Status of a Spacecraft
M. K. Simon, V. Vilnrotter, A. Mileant, and S. Hinedi
NASA Code 314-40-31-40-02

A Soft-Input Soft-Output Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) Module to Decode Parallel and Serial Concatenated Codes
S. Benedetto, D. Divsalar, G. Montorsi, and F. Pollara
NASA Code 315-91-20-20-53

Noise Bursts and Intermodulation Products Caused by Multiple Carriers at X-Band
B. L. Conroy and D. J. Hoppe
NASA Code 314-40-32-30-38

DSN Systems Implementation
CAPABILITIES FOR EXISTING PROJECTS

An H Controller With Wind Disturbance Rejection Properties for the DSS-13 Antenna
W. Gawronski
NASA Code 314-30-11-00-17


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. ÿ