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Re: Why not for the US?
said by NOCMan  :Only 1W? QUESTION:
What's the power for Cassini's transmitter?
ANSWER from FAQ on June 3, 1999:
It's 20 watts. Received at the DSN antennas, the signal power is 10 to
the -16th (0.0000000000000001) watts. From Saturn, the signal takes
about 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach Earth.
Conclusion: You don't need a whole lot of power to send a signal.... and to receive a signal, you need even less. 
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