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During and after Titan I1 launch, the spacecraft will be the prime target for C-band tracking. After insertion, how- ever, selected C-band stations will track the ATDA, GLV and Atlas. Stations Capable of C-Band Trackinq are: Merr itt Is land White Sands, N. M. Cape Kennedy Patrick AFB Grand Bahama Island Antigua Island Ascension Island Carnarvon, Australia USNS Range Tracker Eglin, Fla. Grand Turk Island Grand Canary Island Pt. Arguello, Calif. Kauai, Hawaii Bermuda Island, B.W.I. Pretoria, South Africa Stations Capable of Skin (radar siqnal bounce) Trackinq the Gemini Launch Vehicle, Spacecraft, and the ATDA are: Merritt Island Carnarvon, Australia Patrick AFB White Sands, N. M. Grand Bahama Island - Antigua Island Ascension Island Eglin, Fla. Grand Turk Island Skin tracking procedures will be used as needed and mission priorities permit. -21-
- ATDA The ATDA will contain 2 C-band beacons, will use three circularly polarized antennas. Each beacon The C-band beacons utilize different pulse spacings than those used by the spacecraft C-band beacons which assures positive vehicle identification by the ground tracking radar , ACQUISITION SYSTEMS Sites with acquisition aid systems capable of acquiring the ATDA and Gemini spacecraft simultaneously will provide radio frequency (RF) inputs to their associated telemetry receivers and pointing data to selected steerable antennas. Sites which do not have simultaneous acquisition capability may acquire either vehicle dependent upon the priority esta- blished. All stations will track the ATDA until orbital insertion of the Gemini spacecraft. MISSION MESSAGE REQUIREMENTS Low speed telemetry data (on-site teletype summaries) will be sent to the Houston Mission Control Center from flight controller manned stations. Bermuda and Corpus Christi will transmit Gemini spacecraft PCM telemetry via high-speed digital data lines. h option is available to transmit Gemini spacecraft and ADTA telemetry data via low speed telemetry telety-pe summaries to Houston Mission Control Center. MCC-K/TEL I11 Grand Bahama. Island, Grand -22 -
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