Satellite Tracking Ground StationRGS 11.28 Meter Tracking System
RGS 11.28 Meter Features
- Latitude - 64 deg 51 min 32.9280 sec N, NAD27
- Longitude - 147 deg 51 min 18.5250 sec W, NAD27
- Elevation at feed 672 ft msl
- 11.28m aperture, Cassegrain feed with S-Band feed at prime focus, X-Band feed at Cassegrain focus
- 3316 three-axis pedestal with 7 deg train axis
- 3860 antenna controller
- Computerized, full hands-off pass support capability
- Tracker command uplink capability has been installed
- 924-1-2 Wideband Demodulators supporting 924-2 multi-channel Bit Synchronizers
X-Band Receiving System
- X-Band telemtry system G/T - 34 dB/deg K
- Four independent, separately-tuned data channels
- RHC &LHC selectable for all data channels inspanidually
- Freq Range 8000-8500 MHz (in 100 KHz increments)
- QPSK/UQPSK
- Bit synch/Signal conditioner support for:
- 105 Mbps QPSK [ERS-2 & RSAT-1]
- 85 Mbps QPSK [RSAT-1]
- 60 Mbps QPSK
- 6 Mbps QPSK
- Tracking channel, pseudo-monopulse autotrack mode
- Cortex Multi Mission High Rate Data Receiver
S-Band Receiving System
- S-Band telemetry system G/T - 22 dB/deg K
- Dual-polarization spanersity combiners supporting data and track channel
- Freq Range 2200-2400 MHz
- Demods for AM, PM, FM, & BPSK
- QPSK/UQPSK
- Data Rates - 10 kbps to 4 Mbps BIO-L
- 10kbps to 8 Mbps NRZ-L
- Tracking channel, E-Scan autotrack mode
S-Band Command System
- RGS 11m S-Band Uplink System
- RGS 11m S-Band Uplink System
- Freq Range 2025-2120 MHz
- Power range 50 to 200 watts
- Modulation: * Transmit Data - 2kbps data BPSK on a 16 kHz subcarrier, linearly PM on uplink * Transmit Ranging - 1.7 MHz subcarrier summer with data
Satellite Tracking Data System
- 2209 Tracking Data Formatter (TDF)
- 7701 Carrier Doppler Measurement System (CDMS)
Digital Recording Capability
- Fully automated, hands-off, capture to disk for all x- and S-Band data
- Sony ID-1, High-Density Digital Recorder available for X-band data
- Direct capture System (DCS) 4 channel direct capture to disk up to 150 Mbps
- Programable Telemetry Processor (PTP) providing direct capture to disk for S-band downlink
