Bandwidth is supposed to be greatly increased

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Art Martin — 7/31/2004 2:05:01 AM (archived)

About half the MRO orbiter is this very large dish for transmittal of data. The article I read about it said that the data transmission abilities of this orbiter compared with the present was going to be like comparing a dial up internet connection with DSL. It's also equipped with UHF ability to relay lander data. I can't wait.

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Great picture from Mars Express - Art Martin - 7/29/2004 9:25:46 PM
- Mars Express boom deployment concerns - Larry J - 7/29/2004 9:50:11 PM
  - Mars launch opportunities are tough on quality control. - Art Martin - 7/29/2004 10:22:09 PM
    - Resolution and coverage area are typically inversely proportional - Larry J - 7/30/2004 4:32:15 PM
      - MRO to provide "10x increase" in area from MGS - dtb - 7/31/2004 9:18:49 PM
      - Bandwidth is supposed to be greatly increased - Art Martin - 7/31/2004 2:05:01 AM
    - That's for sure. - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2004 11:28:25 PM

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