Usuda Deep Space Center
Alternative names | UDSC |
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Coordinates | 36°07′59″N 138°21′44″E / 36.13306°N 138.36222°E |
Altitude | 1,456 m |
Website | http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/about/facilities/usuda.html |
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Usuda Deep Space Center (
Usuda was the first deep-space antenna constructed with beam-waveguide technology. Although this construction dramatically simplifies installation and maintenance of electronics, it was previously thought to offer poor noise performance.
Similar huge antennas are used by the deep space networks of the USA, China, Russia, Europe, and India.
Misasa Deep Space Station
Misasa Deep Space Station (MDSS) is now the world's most sensitive antenna for Ka-band communication worldwide. It is located 1.3 km from Usuda and is also administrated and maintained by the Usuda Deep Space Center.
This new antenna had the name GREAT (Ground Station for Deep Space Exploration and Telecommunication) during the construction.[5] It is 54 meters in diameter and has an adaptive surface with high accuracy and efficiency, and hence is capable of working at the higher Ka-band frequencies. This will increase the potential data throughput despite the smaller size.[6]
Public Access Classification
- General public: Observation of exterior installation and access to exhibition room
- Special access: None specified. (An explanation of the UDSC communications are conducted during special public access events conducted by Sagamihara Campus).
- Research Utilization: National Cooperative Research Institute, National University Cooperative Research Institute, International Cooperative Research Institute (access via the Space Sciences Research Institute)
References
- ^ a b "Usuda Deep Space Center". JAXA.
- ISSN 0018-9219.
- ^ Layland, J.W. & Rauch, L.L. (1995). "The Evolution of Technology in the Deep Space Network: A History of the Advanced Systems Program" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-14.
- ^ Neff, D. Use of a 2.3-GHz Traveling-Wave Maser on the Usuda 64-Meter Antenna (PDF). TDA Progress Report 42 (Technical report). Vol. 89. JPL. pp. 34–40.
- ^ "GREAT, Ground Station for Deep Space Exploration and Telecommunication". JAXA.
- ^ "Toward a New Era of Deep Space Exploration: Kenji Numata, Project Manager, Ground Station for Deep Space Exploration and Telecommunication Project". JAXA. 2017.
External links
- JAXA | Usuda Deep Space Center
- JAXA|Space Tracking and Communications Center Home Page
- Usuda Deep Space Center | About ISAS | ISAS (jaxa.jp)