![Left: An interferometer with two antennas, separated by a baseline B and has a time delay between the wavefront reaching the receivers of τg. The fringe pattern is shown, with the Full Width Half Maximum of the correlated signal given by 1.22λ/B [6]. Right: Schematic of the VLBI tracking of spacecraft, with a quasar used for phase-referencing [13]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Implementing-The-PRIDE-Technique.png?resize=1200%2C718&ssl=1)
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Jovian system, currently undergoing an eight-year cruise phase.
PRIDE Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment
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Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment as an Operational Component of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Mission
We present an overview of the operations and engineering interface for Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) radio astronomy observations as a scientific component of the ESA s Jupiter […]
Posted inCallisto, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Ganymede, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Io, Jupiter, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Status Report
Contribution Of PRIDE VLBI Products To The Joint JUICE-Europa Clipper Moons’ Ephemerides Solution
In the coming decade, JUICE and Europa Clipper radio-science will yield the most accurate estimation to date of the Galilean moons’ physical parameters and ephemerides. JUICE’s PRIDE (Planetary Radio Interferometry […]