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NASA-LLIS-0411

Lessons Learned - Inability to Perform Inflight Checkout of Viking Lander RF Power Amplifier in High-Power Mode (~1975)

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Organization: NASA
Publication Date: 26 June 1996
Status: active
Page Count: 3
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Abstract:

Inflight checkout of the Viking Lander relay link transmitter posed the risk of overloading and zenering input transistors in the Orbiter relay receiver. A system design must include requirements for "testability" and inflight test requirements should be considered in selection of telemetry data points.

Document History

NASA-LLIS-0411
June 26, 1996
Lessons Learned - Inability to Perform Inflight Checkout of Viking Lander RF Power Amplifier in High-Power Mode (~1975)
Abstract: Inflight checkout of the Viking Lander relay link transmitter posed the risk of overloading and zenering input transistors in the Orbiter relay receiver. A system design must include...
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