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From: AMSLER@SRI-AI.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Deep Space Relay Dishes to keep track of Pioneer's signal
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Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 14:18:06 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 15 14:18:06 1983
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From:  Robert Amsler 

I have often wondered whether it would be possible to launch relay
dishes to receive and amplify fading signals from a previously
launched spacecraft such as Pioneer. Following in its trajectory and
perhaps even homing on its faint signal, they would receive and re
transmit the signal to Earth. Could a receiving dish adequate to
serve as a useful relay be sent out. For that matter, could it
be put into orbit around the sun along with others to form a virtual
deep space receiver system?
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