Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser from DSOC, aboard NASA’s Psyche mission. An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it’s possible for the giant […]
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Deep Space Network, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Communications Technology, Space Operations Mission Directorate, Space Technology Mission Directorate, Technology Demonstration, Technology Demonstration Missions Program
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February 8, 2024
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