Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
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| Organization | NASA, JPL, Caltech |
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| Location | Mojave Desert (near Barstow), San Bernardino County, California, USA |
| Wavelength regime | radio |
| Completion date | summer 1958 |
| Webpage | csoc-dsn-web.jpl.nasa.gov |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Telescope Style | reflector |
| Diameter | 34 m |
| Collecting Area | ~910 m² |
| Focal Length | (fill in) |
| Mounting | Alt/Az |
| Dome | none |
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) —commonly called the Goldstone Observatory— is located in California's Mojave Desert (USA). Operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. The observatory is part of NASA's Deep Space Network.
Goldstone radio telescopes are also used in the search for ultra-high energy neutrino interactions in the Moon by using large-aperture radio antennas. [1]
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- Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Website
- NASA's Deep Space Network
- JPL: Images of the Deep Space Network Goldstone, California
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