Lunar orbiter command and telemetry data handling system at deep space stations

  • Authors:

  • E. Knutson;L. Holgersen;D. R. Merrill

  • Affiliations:

  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • ACM '66 Proceedings of the 1966 21st national conference
  • Year:
  • 1966

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Abstract

The Lunar Orbiter will provide extensive photographic exploration of the lunar surface to aid in the selection of possible landing areas for Project Apollo manned landing mission. The Lunar Orbiter project* is one of the lunar and planetary programs directed by the NASA Langley Research Center. The Boeing Company is the prime spacecraft contractor. There will be five flight spacecraft and three ground test spacecraft. The first flight is scheduled in the middle of 1966. The Lunar Orbiter mission is supported by the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN consists of the Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF), the Deep Space Instrumentation Facility (DSIF) and intersite communication links. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates the DSN and provides mission support for the Lunar Orbiter project.