▁For ▁tele communic ations , ▁the ▁space craft ▁included ▁a ▁two - axis ▁g imb aled ▁ 1 . 5 ▁meter , ▁par abol ic ▁high - g ain ▁anten na , ▁mounted ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 ▁meter ▁bo om ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁Deep ▁Space ▁Network ▁across ▁the ▁X - band ▁using ▁two ▁G FP ▁NASA ▁X - band ▁trans pond ers ▁( N XT s ) ▁and ▁two ▁G FP ▁command ▁det ector ▁units ▁( CD Us ). ▁An ▁assembly ▁of ▁six ▁low - g ain ▁anten nas , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁medium - g ain ▁anten na ▁were ▁also ▁included , ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁cru ise ▁phase ▁while ▁the ▁high - g ain ▁anten na ▁remained ▁st owed , ▁and ▁for ▁cont ing ency ▁measures ▁should ▁communic ations ▁through ▁the ▁high - g ain ▁anten na ▁become ▁restricted . ▁When ▁broadcast ing ▁to ▁the ▁Deep ▁Space ▁Network , ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 6 6 ▁kil oby tes / second ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁while ▁the ▁space craft ▁could ▁receive ▁commands ▁at ▁a ▁maximum ▁band width ▁of ▁ 6 2 . 5 ▁bytes / second . ▁ ▁Power ▁Power ▁was ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁space craft ▁through ▁a ▁six ▁panel ▁solar ▁array , ▁meas uring ▁ 7 . 0   met ers ▁wide ▁and ▁ 3 . 7   met ers ▁tall , ▁and ▁would ▁provide ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 4 7   w att s ▁when ▁in ▁orbit . ▁To ▁power ▁the ▁space craft