Large Antennas of the Deep Space Network

by William A. Imbriale

An important historical look at the space program's evolving telecommunications systems

Large Antennas of the Deep Space Network traces the development of the antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) from the network's inception in 1958 to the present. It details the evolution of the large parabolic dish antennas, from the initial 26-m operation at L-band (960 MHz) through the current Ka-band (32 GHz) systems. Primarily used for telecommunications,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471445371
• ISBN13: 9780471445371
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.7"