| Mars Global Surveyor:
Launched on November the 7th 1996 and arrived at Mars on September the 12th 1997 Mission ended on 21st November 2006 due to a software failure RF: High Gain Antenna is 1.5m with 25 watts of power at 8417.716050 MHz and 8423.148147 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 39dBi) : 199526 watts Press pack available here MGS heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Mars Odyssey: Launched on April the 7th 2001 and arrived at Mars on October the 24th 2001 RF: High Gain Antenna is 1.3m with 15 watts of power at 8406.851853 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 38.3dBi) : 107151 watts Press pack available here Odyssey telecommunications overview - well worth a read here MO heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Mars Express: Launched on the June the 2nd 2003 and arrived at Mars in December 2003 RF: High Gain Antenna is 1.6m with 65 watts of power at 8420.432097 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 40dBi) : 630957 watts MEX at the ESA's website is available here MEX Orbiter radio science document available here MEX heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Launched in August 2006 and arrived at Mars on March the 10th 2006 RF: High Gain Antenna is 3m with 100 watts of power at 8439.444446 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 45.4dBi) : 3467368 watts MRO press kit available here Modulation type is QPSK Frequently heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Phoenix
Mars Lander: Launched on the 4th August 2007 and is in transit to Mars RF: Medium Gain Antenna (18dBi) with 15 watts of power at 8402.77770 MHz RF: Low Gain Antenna (7dBi) ERP (antenna gain = 18dBi) : 955 watts Frequently heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Venus
Express:
Launched on November the 9th 2005 and arrived at Venus on April the 11th 2006 RF: High Gain Antenna is 1.3m with 65 watts of power at 8419.074073 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 38.3dBi) : 426579 watts Venus Express engineering information available here VEX heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Rosetta: Launched on March the 2nd 2004 and is en-route to Comet 67 P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko RF: High Gain Antenna is 2.2m with 28 watts of power at 8421.790123 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 42.7dBi) : 467735 watts Rosetta engineering information available here Rosetta mission overview available here Rosetta heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| New
Horizons Pluto Charon Launched on the January the 11th 2006 and is en-route to Pluto RF: High Gain Antenna is 2.1m with 12 watts of power at 8437.894737 MHz and 8438.181818 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 42.3dBi) : 199526 watts New Horizons 'advances in telecommunications concepts' available here Heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Spitzer
Space Telescope Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on the 25th August 2003 RF: High Gain Antenna is 1.35m with 20 watts of power at 8413.626490 MHz ERP (antenna gain = 39dB) : 158489 watts Spitzer current status information is available here Interesting design document on Spitzer is also available here Heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Smart-1
moon Orbiter Launched from Kourou on the 27th September 2003 Mission end date: 3rd September 2006 (impact into moon) RF: Horn antenna with 9dBm ERP at 8453.024225 MHz RF: Horn antenna with 20dBm ERP at 32121.49350 MHz Smart-1 current status information is available here Interesting flyer on Smart-1 is also available here Smart-1 heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Stereo A &
B Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the 25th October 2006 RF: Horn antenna with 6dB gain, 23dBw ERP at 8443.5185MHz & 8446.2345MHz RF: 1.15m diameter dish with 37.9dB gain, 54.4dBw ERP at 8443.5185MHz & 8446.2345MHz Stereo mission website here Stereo A&B heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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| Dawn Launched from KSC launch complex 17B on the 7th July 2007 RF: 3X Horn antenna with 8dB gain, 28dBw ERP at 8435.37030MHz RF: 1.5m diameter dish with 38.6dB gain, 58.6dBw ERP at 8435.37030MHz Dawn mission website here Dawn heard @ uhf-satcom.com, details here |
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