|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090119043440im_/http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/images/spacer.gif) |
Telecommunications |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090119043440im_/http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/images/gray.gif) |
Odyssey's telecommunications subsystem is composed of both a
radio system operating in the X-band microwave frequency range and a
system that operates in the ultra high frequency (UHF) range. It
provides communication capability throughout all phases of the mission.
The X-band system is used for communications between Earth and the
orbiter, while the UHF system is used for communications between
Odyssey and any landers present on the Martian surface at any given
time.
The telecommunication subsystem weighs 23.9 kilograms
(52.7 pounds).
|