Deep Space Network antennas send carrier signals without data for tracking purposes
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 89/100
Deep Space Network antennas utilize transmitted carrier signals to perform precise Doppler tracking and radio science observations of deep space spacecraft.
Evidence for · 4
Spacecraft Doppler tracking: Noise budget and accuracy achievable in precision radio science observations
2005 · cited by 164
Discusses Doppler tracking of deep space probes using carrier signals to measure velocity noise and conduct radio science observations.
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More for · 3
Radio wave phase scintillation and precision Doppler tracking of spacecraft
1998 · cited by 19
Examines precision Doppler tracking using phase scintillation data from spacecraft carrier signals.
Reducing antenna mechanical noise in precision spacecraft tracking
2008 · cited by 16
Explains that two-way Doppler tracking is central to spacecraft navigation and radio science.
Precision of Spacecraft Doppler Tracking at Low Signal‐To‐Noise Ratios
2023 · cited by 7
Describes utilizing receivers to capture the carrier signal for spacecraft Doppler tracking in deep space.