학술논문
Communications, Tracking and Orbit Determination of SAKIGAKE and SUISEI Encountering Halley’s Commet Using Usuda Station
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
The Journal of Space Technology and Science. 1986, 2(2):2-11
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0911-551X
2186-4772
2186-4772
Abstract
The first Japanese deepspace probes called SAKIGAKE and SUISEI were launched from the Uchinoura Launching Site, located at 1,500 km south-west of Tokyo, respectively on January 8 and August 19, 1985. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science has constructed a gigantic antenna -64 m in diameter - in Usuda, located at 150 km north-west of Tokyo. These probes successfully encountered Halley’s comet in March, 1986. In this paper, the outlines of communication systems, tracking systems and the way of orbit determination of the probes throughout the mission, will be discussed together with operational results.