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{{Short description|Office within NASA}}
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[[File:NASA's Space Communications Testbed.jpg|thumb|right|Technicians at NASA [[Glenn Research Center]] at work on the Space Communications and Navigation Testbed, formerly known as the Communications, Navigation, and Networking reConfigurable Testbed (CoNNeCT) project<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120526151316/http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/SOPO/SCO/SCaNTestbed/ SCaN Testbed homepage at NASA Glenn Research Center]</ref>]]
The '''Space Communications and Navigation''' ('''SCaN''') program places the three prime [[NASA]] space communications networks, [[Space Network]] (SN), [[Near Earth Network]] (NEN) (previously known as the Ground Network or GN), and the [[Deep Space Network]] (DSN), under one [[Management]] and [[Systems Engineering]] umbrella. It was established in 2006. It was previously known as the '''Space Communications & Data Systems''' ('''SCDS''') Program.
==History==
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===Spectra===
The Space Network communicates with spacecraft using [[S-band]], [[Ku-band]],<ref name="SNUG1">{{cite book| title =Space Network User's Guide (SNUG), 2.3, Elements of the SN | edition = Rev 9| last = NASA| first = Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division |author2=Goddard Space Flight Center |
The Deep Space Network communicates with spacecraft using S-band, [[X-band]], and [[Ka-band]].
===Modulation===
SN uses [[phase-shift keying]] and [[phase modulation]] of the [[carrier signal]].<ref name="SNUG2">{{cite book| title =Space Network User's Guide (SNUG), 6.2 SSA Forward Services, and 6.2.3 Phase Modulation (PM) Signal Parameters| edition = Rev 9| last = NASA| first = Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division |author2=Goddard Space Flight Center |
===Encoding===
The Space Network (used for near-Earth communications) supports the following encoding schemes:<ref name="SNUG3">{{cite book| title =Space Network User's Guide (SNUGx)| edition = Rev 9| last = NASA| first = Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division |author2=Goddard Space Flight Center |
* [[BPSK]]
* [[QPSK]]/[[SQPSK]]
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