Goldstone, California
E221114
Goldstone, California is a remote area in the Mojave Desert best known as the site of NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, a key facility for tracking and communicating with interplanetary spacecraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goldstone, California canonical | 2 |
| Garlock, California | 1 |
| Goldstone, California, United States | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| accessedVia | restricted military roads within Fort Irwin ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County government
|
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| communicationRole |
supporting deep space telemetry and command links
ⓘ
supporting interplanetary spacecraft tracking ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| economicActivity |
federal government operations
ⓘ
space communications support services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | sparsely vegetated desert ⓘ |
| environmentalCondition |
clear desert skies
ⓘ
low radio-frequency interference ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | remote desert area ⓘ |
| governingBody | San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
442
ⓘ
760 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | uses standard GPS coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFunction | supporting deep space communications ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | antenna complexes and support buildings ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby Goldstone mining area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeType | ZIP code (served from nearby communities) ⓘ |
| knownFor | Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ |
| landUse |
aerospace and communications facilities
ⓘ
federal military reservation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave Desert region of Southern California
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| locatedInPhysiographicRegion | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Fort Irwin National Training Center ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Barstow
ⓘ
surface form:
Barstow, California
|
| nearbyInstallation |
Fort Irwin National Training Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Irwin
|
| nearestMajorHighway |
Interstate 15
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 15 (via Barstow)
|
| nearestTown |
Barstow
ⓘ
surface form:
Barstow, California
|
| partOf | Inyo Mountains and Mojave Desert region infrastructure network ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | very sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryUse | space communications support area ⓘ |
| region |
Inland Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inland Empire (broad regional classification)
|
| regionType | remote ⓘ |
| securityStatus | access restricted due to military and NASA operations ⓘ |
| terrain | high desert ⓘ |
| transportation | no public transportation service ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Deep Space Network
this entity surface form:
Goldstone, California, United States
this entity surface form:
Garlock, California