Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem

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The Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem is the spacecraft’s radio and antenna system that transmits scientific and engineering data across interstellar distances back to Earth.

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Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deep-space communications system
spacecraft telecommunications subsystem
actualLifetime multi-decade operation
communicationBand S-band downlink
S-band uplink
X-band downlink
communicationDistance interstellar distances
currentlyUsedFor interstellar communication
designedBy Jet Propulsion Laboratory
designedFor interplanetary communication
designedLifetime interplanetary mission duration
downlinkFrequencyBand X-band
environment deep space vacuum
function receive commands from Earth
transmit engineering telemetry to Earth
transmit scientific data to Earth
hasComponent antenna pointing mechanism
command detector unit
high-gain antenna
low-gain antenna
medium-gain antenna
radio frequency electronics
receiver
telemetry modulation unit
transmitter
traveling-wave tube amplifier
ultrastable oscillator
hasPart Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem
highGainAntennaDiameter 3.7 meters
managingOrganization NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
missionRole enable tracking and navigation via radio signals
return data from outer planets and beyond
operator NASA
partOf Voyager 1
powerSource Voyager 1 electrical power subsystem
primaryAntenna high-gain antenna
requires precise antenna pointing
startOfOperation 1977
supports command demodulation
error-correcting codes
telemetry modulation
very low data rates
supportsNetwork NASA Deep Space Network
linked to: Deep Space Network
uplinkFrequencyBand S-band
uses S-band
X-band
radio frequency communications
usesGroundSegment Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex

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Voyager 1 flight data system communicatesWith Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem
FDS communicatesVia Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem
Voyager 1 hasPart Voyager 1 telecommunications subsystem