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Originally Posted by alpal
Yes - it's nothing like the encounter with Neptune where
I remember live pictures coming back.
The data transfer rate is only 1Kbps -
that's 56 times slower than dial-up.
What a pity that they couldn't make a decent link.
We'll have to wait weeks or months for all the data.
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They were discussing this last night on NASA tv while I was watching it. The data rate is variable depending on the elevation of the receiving dish on earth, 1kb/s when it is lower to the horizon up to a max of 4kb/s when it is vertical.
You can actually see real time information including the current data transfer speed at
http://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html Currently coming in at 1.68kb/s at Canberra
