Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS–B) Calculations

The light-millisecond is a unit of distance, equal to 10^-3 (1/1000ths) light-second.

California Institute Of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deep Space Network

The Goldstone Planetary Radar uses an X-band transmitter installed on the 70-m DSS-14 antenna at Goldstone. The X-Band parameters are 3.5 cm wavelength; 8560 MHz.



Laser Rangefinder



Laser Designator



List of targeting pods

• Laser spot tracker pods
  
  • Pave Penny
• Laser designator pods
  
  • ATLIS
  • ATLIS II
  • K/PZS-01
  • Loong Eye I
  • Loong Eye II
  • Pave Knife
  • Pave Spike
• FLIR pods
  
  • Blue Sky navigation pod
• FLIR and laser designator pods
  
  • AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR
  • ASELPOD
  • FILAT
  • K/JDC-01
  • LANTIRN
  • LITENING
  • Lockheed Martin AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk
  • Lockheed Martin Sniper XR
  • Pave Tack
  • PDLCT
  • STS-55
  • STS-56
  • Thalès Damoclès
  • TIALD
  • WMD-7
  • Sapsan-E
  • T220/E

Speed of Light (miles/second)	Latency - Earth Time Less Probe's Digitally Transmitted Time (Seconds)	Miles Away Or Light-Milliseconds (miles)
1.86 x 105	1.0 x 10-5	1.86
1.86 x 105	2.0 x 10-5	3.72
1.86 x 105	3.0 x 10-5	5.58
1.86 x 105	4.0 x 10-5	7.44
1.86 x 105	5.0 x 10-5	9.30
1.86 x 105	6.0 x 10-5	11.16
1.86 x 105	7.0 x 10-5	13.02
1.86 x 105	8.0 x 10-5	14.88
1.86 x 105	9.0 x 10-5	16.74
1.86 x 105	1.0 x 10-4	18.60
1.86 x 105	1.1 x 10-4	20.46
1.86 x 105	1.2 x 10-4	22.32
1.86 x 105	1.3 x 10-4	24.18
1.86 x 105	1.4 x 10-4	26.04
1.86 x 105	1.5 x 10-4	27.90
1.86 x 105	1.6 x 10-4	29.76
1.86 x 105	1.7 x 10-4	31.62
1.86 x 105	1.8 x 10-4	33.48
1.86 x 105	1.9 x 10-4	35.34
1.86 x 105	2.0 x 10-4	37.20
1.86 x 105	2.1 x 10-4	39.06
1.86 x 105	2.2 x 10-4	40.92
1.86 x 105	2.3 x 10-4	42.78
1.86 x 105	2.4 x 10-4	44.64
1.86 x 105	2.5 x 10-4	46.50
1.86 x 105	2.6 x 10-4	48.36
1.86 x 105	2.7 x 10-4	50.22
1.86 x 105	2.8 x 10-4	52.08
1.86 x 105	2.9 x 10-4	53.94
1.86 x 105	3.0 x 10-4	55.80
1.86 x 105	3.1 x 10-4	57.66
1.86 x 105	3.2 x 10-4	59.52
1.86 x 105	3.3 x 10-4	61.38
1.86 x 105	3.4 x 10-4	63.24
1.86 x 105	3.5 x 10-4	65.10
1.86 x 105	3.6 x 10-4	66.96
1.86 x 105	3.7 x 10-4	68.82
1.86 x 105	3.8 x 10-4	70.68
1.86 x 105	3.9 x 10-4	72.54
1.86 x 105	4.0 x 10-4	74.40
1.86 x 105	4.1 x 10-4	76.26
1.86 x 105	4.2 x 10-4	78.12
1.86 x 105	4.3 x 10-4	79.98
1.86 x 105	4.4 x 10-4	81.84
1.86 x 105	4.5 x 10-4	83.70
1.86 x 105	4.6 x 10-4	85.56
1.86 x 105	4.7 x 10-4	87.42
1.86 x 105	4.8 x 10-4	89.28
1.86 x 105	4.9 x 10-4	91.14