deep space communications facility
C19969
concept
A deep space communications facility is a ground-based complex equipped with large antennas, high-power transmitters, and sensitive receivers used to send commands to and receive data from spacecraft operating far beyond Earth's orbit.
Observed surface forms (9)
- deep space communications antenna ×10
- satellite tracking station ×4
- NASA Deep Space Network antenna ×1
- NASA ground station asset ×1
- Navigation Land Earth Station ×1
- deep-space communication antenna ×1
- deep-space communication facility ×1
- deep-space radar facility ×1
- space communications ground station antenna ×1
Instances (20)
- Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
- Evpatoria planetary radar via concept surface "deep-space radar facility"
- Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope via concept surface "deep-space communication antenna"
- Thule Tracking Station via concept surface "satellite tracking station"
- Hawaii Tracking Station via concept surface "satellite tracking station"
- Diego Garcia Tracking Station via concept surface "satellite tracking station"
- Guam Tracking Station via concept surface "satellite tracking station"
- DSS-25 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-26 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-27 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-61 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-54 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-63 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-55 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-28 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-23 via concept surface "NASA Deep Space Network antenna"
- DSS-65 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- DSS-24 via concept surface "deep space communications antenna"
- NLES via concept surface "Navigation Land Earth Station"
- Center for Deep Space Communications via concept surface "deep-space communication facility"