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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex


Goldstone Deep Space Network

OrganizationNASA, JPL, Caltech
LocationMojave Desert (near Barstow), San Bernardino County,California, USA
Wavelength regimeradio
Completion date(fill in)
Webpagecsoc-dsn-web.jpl.nasa.gov
Physical Characteristics
Telescope Stylereflector
Diameter34 m
Collecting Area~910 m2
Focal Length(fill in)
MountingAlt/Az
Domenone
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]
Goldstone_DSN_antenna.jpg

70m antenna

See also

* List of radio telescopes

External links

* Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Website
* NASA's Deep Space Network
* JPL: Images of the Deep Space Network Goldstone, California



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