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High spectral resolution multi-tone Spacecraft Doppler tracking software: algorithms and implementations
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Molera Calves, G and Pogrebenko, SV and Wagner, JF and Cimo, G and Gurvits, LI and Bocanegra-Bahamon, TM and Duev, DA and Nunes, NV, High spectral resolution multi-tone Spacecraft Doppler tracking software: algorithms and implementations, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia pp. 1-19. ISSN 1323-3580 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2021 Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
DOI: doi:10.48550/arXiv.2111.05622
Abstract
We present a software package for single-dish data processing of spacecraft signals observed with
VLBI-equipped radio telescopes. The Spacecraft Doppler tracking (SDtracker) software allows one to
obtain topocentric frequency detections with a sub-Hz precision, and reconstructed and residual phases
of the carrier signal of any spacecraft or landing vehicle at any location in the Solar System. These
data products are estimated using the ground-based telescope’s highly stable oscillator as a reference,
without requiring an a priori model of the spacecraft dynamics nor the downlink transmission carrier
frequency. The software has been extensively validated in multiple observing campaigns of various
deep space missions and is compatible with the raw sample data acquired by any standard VLBI radio
telescope worldwide. In this paper, we report the numerical methodology of SDtracker, the technical
operations for deployment and usage, and a summary of use cases and scientific results produced since
its initial release.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | radio telescopes, SDtracker, solar system, space weather |
Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
Research Group: | Astronomical sciences |
Research Field: | Solar physics |
Objective Division: | Defence |
Objective Group: | Defence |
Objective Field: | Intelligence, surveillance and space |
UTAS Author: | Molera Calves, G (Dr Guifre Molera Calves) |
ID Code: | 147936 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Deposited By: | Physics |
Deposited On: | 2021-11-24 |
Last Modified: | 2022-05-25 |
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