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Tracking signals of an interplanetary spacecraft are distorted by various deep space noise sources and receiver imperfections. In recent years, a new technique called Wideband Delta Direct One-Way Ranging, based on broadband probe signals, was developed. This research work provides an architecture upgrade for the ESA X/Ka Deep Space Transponder, that supports the generation of Wideband DDOR signals. This implementation is envisaged to greatly improve the spacecraft tracking performance and unlock future missions requiring 1 nrad level of angular position accuracy.
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Acciarito, S. et al. (2019). Digital Architecture of Next Generation Spacecraft Tracker Based on Wideband ∆DOR. In: De Gloria, A. (eds) Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2017. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 512. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93082-4_3
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