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Mars Relay Mode Table


Mode CMD3 CMD2 CMD1 CMD0 Lander Beacon Data Rate RF Freq Viterbi Decoder BTTS Calling Order
M1 1 1 1 1 L1 only ON R1 F1 ON RC1/TC
M2 1 1 1 0 L1 only ON R1 F1 OFF RC1/TC
M3 1 1 0 1 L2 only ON R1 F1 ON RC2/TC
M4 1 1 0 0 L2 only ON R1 F1 OFF RC2/TC
M5 1 0 1 1 L1/L2 ON R1 F1 ON RC1/TC - RC2/TC
M6 1 0 1 0 L3 only ON R1 F1 ON RC3/TC
M7 1 0 0 1 L3 only ON R1 F1 OFF RC3/TC
M8 1 0 0 0 L3 only ON R2 F2 ON RC3/TC
M9 0 1 1 1 L1/L2 ON R1 F1 OFF RC1/TC - RC2/TC
M10 0 1 1 0 L1/L3 ON R1 F1/F2 ON RC1/TC - RC3/TC
M11 0 1 0 1 L1/L3 ON R1 F1/F2 OFF RC1/TC - RC3/TC
M12 0 1 0 0 L1/L3 ON R2 F1/F2 ON RC1/TC - RC3/TC
M13 0 0 1 1 L3 only ON R1 F2 OFF RC3/TC
M14 0 0 1 0 L1 only ON R2 F1 ON RC1/TC
M15 0 0 0 1 Test 1 ON R1 F1 ON no modulation
M16 0 0 0 0 Test 2 OFF R1 F1 OFF NA

Last Update: 1996-11-20

Name: John L. Callas

Email: John.L.Callas@jpl.nasa.gov