LSN 29 - Command & Data Handling Subsystem (CDHS) & Telemetry, Tracking & Control Subsystem (TT&C)

Satellites don't act in a vacuum! (pun intended!) They need to receive commands from human operators and in turn report their health and status to those operators. Satellites also need to beam down the mission data they were originally launched to create! Watch this video to learn the fundamentals of radiofrequency (RF) transmission and the intricacies of transmitting data over limited bandwidth! 0:00 Intro 0:10 Conceptual Overview 25:55 Mathematical Examples