EEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe
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Published 2023-06-05
PART 1: A detailed explanation by Richard Stephenson from the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex in Canberra on how the 70m DSS-43 dish at the CDSCC is used to still contact the Voyager 2 probe.
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NOTE: This video is a re-release from the EEVblog Discover channel from 2017, to hopefully find a new audience.
Forum: www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1547-contacting…
00:00 - How do you contact the Voyager 2 space probe?
03:14 - Voyager ISN'T the lowest signal level!
06:29 - The Failed Capacitor and the Best Lock Frequency
09:00 - Transmit uplink power
10:00 - System noise temperature
10:30 - S and X band receivers
11:42 - Mars Reconnaissance Ordbiter and the Signal to Noise Ratio
12:39 - Maximum Transmit power is WHAT?
13:12 - The effects of weather
14:16 - Power supply and backups
15:29 - The roll of the Deep Space Network
16:50 - Mag Roll Calibration
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