The Near Space Network (NSN) utilizes two commercial antennas in North Pole, Alaska. The 5-meter (16-foot) antenna is protected from…
As the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) was being built in the 1970s and 1980s, the Space Ground…
In January 1964, the governments of the United States and Spain agreed to construct and operate a space tracking and…
Originally 64 meters (210 feet) in diameter, the 70-meter (230-foot) antenna, Deep Space Station 14 (DSS-14), at the Goldstone Deep…
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex’s (CDSCC) landscape has evolved since the construction of its first antenna in the 1960s. More…
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. Each of the facilities…
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. The most prominent antenna…
The Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) was constructed in the 1990s to close the gap in coverage, or Zone of…
The Australian station, Honeysuckle Creek, was built in 1967 to support the lunar phase of Apollo Missions. Along with the…
Deep space communications are very challenging because of the extreme distances between spacecraft and Earth. Spacecraft communications equipment, designed to…
