NASA launched Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 to Mars. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) tested out its high rate telemetry system which would take downlinks from 8.33 bits per second to 16,200 bits per second (when it reached Mars). It also sent real time data from Mars (but only when in view of Goldstone). The Deep Space Network had a busy year…
NASA launched Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 to Mars. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) tested out its high rate telemetry system which would take downlinks from 8.33 bits per second to 16,200 bits per second (when it reached Mars). It also sent real time data from Mars (but only when in view of Goldstone). The Deep Space Network (DSN) had a busy year because both the Mariners were using the high rate telemetry system.
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