Location
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Start Date
28-4-2004 8:00 AM
Description
Space-Based Telemetry and Range Safety (STARS) is a proof-of-concept project operational costs and operational flexibility using a satellite-based communications system to relay tracking data and telemetry to the ground and flight termination signals (FTS) from the ground to the vehicle the necessary reliability and coverage. STARS the Range Safety (RS) system for tracking and flight termination and the Range User (RU) system for voice, video, and vehicle/payload data.
Flight Demonstration 1 consisted of seven flights at Dryden Flight Research Center during summer 2003. These flights successfully demonstrated STARS' ability to maintain a communications link with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Contributors included t NASA facilities and the US Air Force Eastern and Western Ranges.
All test objectives were met arge amounts of data recorded for analysis. All FTS commands sent were successfully processed, the RS GPS receiver maintained track except duringextreme maneuvershe RS telemetry was sent in near realtime to NASA facilities for monitoringhe RU link margin met or exceeded predicted performance. The RS return link margin was less than predicted and post-flight testing to identify the root cause.
Paper Session I-A - Space-Based Telemetry And Range Safety Flight Demonstration 1
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Space-Based Telemetry and Range Safety (STARS) is a proof-of-concept project operational costs and operational flexibility using a satellite-based communications system to relay tracking data and telemetry to the ground and flight termination signals (FTS) from the ground to the vehicle the necessary reliability and coverage. STARS the Range Safety (RS) system for tracking and flight termination and the Range User (RU) system for voice, video, and vehicle/payload data.
Flight Demonstration 1 consisted of seven flights at Dryden Flight Research Center during summer 2003. These flights successfully demonstrated STARS' ability to maintain a communications link with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System Contributors included t NASA facilities and the US Air Force Eastern and Western Ranges.
All test objectives were met arge amounts of data recorded for analysis. All FTS commands sent were successfully processed, the RS GPS receiver maintained track except duringextreme maneuvershe RS telemetry was sent in near realtime to NASA facilities for monitoringhe RU link margin met or exceeded predicted performance. The RS return link margin was less than predicted and post-flight testing to identify the root cause.
