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For Voyager-like mission profile building useful network of such data relay satellites/probes would be prohibitively expensive. For missions where that makes s
by dfox 9y ago
For Voyager-like mission profile building useful network of such data relay satellites/probes would be prohibitively expensive.
For missions where that makes sense (mars probes, STS, ISS and IIRC even original Apollo moon landings) relay satellites or even networks of them are/were used. To some extent for such constructions to be useful it has to be constructed of satellites that orbit something which is near to target of the probe, which is impractical for probes that are on highly eliptical orbits around sun, not to say probes that are on exit trajectory like Voyager.
- jacquesm 9y agoIsn't Voyager on an an angle relative to the ecliptic that is large enough that a single satellite could have it in view at all times?
- dfox 9y agoSee the other thread :). Such satellite would need impractically large Rx sensitivity and Tx power. Doing that on surface of earth is simpler and significantly cheaper.
- DavidWanjiru 9y agoAre there bots that downvote comments on HN? Why would anyone downvote this comment?