NSSDCA ID: XXNO-00318
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
This data set consists of 2 sets of charts of preliminary trajectories provided by JPL. One set of charts is for the spacecraft Pioneer E (69-075X launched August 27, 1969, but failed to attain orbit), Pioneer F (Pioneer 10 -- 72-012A), and Pioneer G (Pioneer 11 -73-019A). This set can be used to determine the position of the spacecraft with respect to the earth-sun line at various times into the missions. A user can determine the estimated telemetry bit rate that will be used as a function of position of the spacecraft with respect to the sun, and as a function of the various communication antennas available to receive the data. The reverse side of the chart contains similar information for Mariner 71 (Mariner 9 -- 71-051A), Mariner J (Mariner 10 -- 73-085A), Helios (Helios-A -- 74-097A), and Pioneer 9 (68-100A) superimposed on the Pioneer E, F, and G trajectories. The second set of charts is similar to the first but contains Mariner 9, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Mariner 10, and Helios-A on one side, and Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 on the other side. Both sets of charts can be used to determine the direct line-of-sight viewing period.
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