DSN
E136579
DSN is the acronym for NASA’s Deep Space Network, a global system of large radio antennas used to communicate with and track interplanetary spacecraft and distant space missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DSN canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA network
ⓘ
space communication network ⓘ |
| acronym | DSN self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enables | near-continuous communication with deep space spacecraft ⓘ |
| globalCoverage | approximately 120 degrees separation between complexes ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType |
34-meter beam waveguide antenna
ⓘ
34-meter high-efficiency antenna ⓘ 70-meter antenna ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
ⓘ
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ |
| location |
Goldstone, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Goldstone, California, United States
Robledo de Chavela, near Madrid, Spain ⓘ Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Tidbinbilla, near Canberra, Australia
|
| managedBy |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| notableMissionSupported |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ New Horizons ⓘ Parker Solar Probe ⓘ Voyager program ⓘ |
| operator |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Space Communications and Navigation program ⓘ |
| predecessor | JPL’s early deep space tracking stations ⓘ |
| providesService |
Doppler tracking
ⓘ
ranging ⓘ telecommand uplink ⓘ telemetry reception ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| purpose |
communicate with interplanetary spacecraft
ⓘ
receive scientific data from deep space missions ⓘ support human spaceflight missions beyond Earth orbit ⓘ support radio and radar astronomy ⓘ support spacecraft navigation ⓘ track interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ transmit commands to spacecraft ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1960s ⓘ |
| supportsFrequencyBand |
Ka-band
ⓘ
S-band ⓘ UHF ⓘ X-band ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
Earth-orbiting missions requiring high sensitivity
ⓘ
deep space probes ⓘ interplanetary missions ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ solar missions ⓘ |
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