Reliable and Uninterrupted Telecommunication link between Earth and Mars

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Ahmadi, Jamil | 2020

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 52664 (05)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Electrical Engineering
Advisor(s): Farzaneh, Frohar
Abstract:
For a manned space mission to Mars, one of the essential requirements is to have a two-way, uninterrupted communication link.Three Mars Synchronous Satellites (MSS), are proposed to ensure the telecommunication link in all locations on Mars (except its poles) at any time. At any given moment, at least two of the three satellites (MSS) is connected to the Deep Space Communication Complex (DSCC) (NASA Earth Station). But the use of MSS satellites is not adequate during the periods of solar conjunction and solar opposition. Due to the fact that the sun blocks or weakens the receiver signal, a solar orbiting satellite (SOS) is proposed to maintain the communication link at this condition. Finally, given the technical characteristics of Earth and Mars stations, thermal noise, signal attenuation in the Earth and Mars atmospheres, link performance is evaluated
Keywords:
Deep Space Network ; UHF-Band Links ; Solar Conjunction ; Solar Opposition ; Mars Synchronous Satellite ; Solar Orbiting Satellite