acquisition

beacon, satellite

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex

Deep Space Communications Complex (DSCC)
Deep Space Network (DSN)
Deep Space Station (DSS)
de-spun antenna
Doppler tracking

Earth Received Time (ERT)
Earth station

footprint

Goldstone Tracking Facility
ground track

high-gain antenna

Jodrell Bank

packetizing

round-trip light travel time

solar conjunction
subcarrier

telemetry
time-division multiplexing (TDM)
tracking
transponder
True of Date (TOD)

Villafranca Tracking Station