Deep Space Network
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The Deep Space Network is NASA’s global system of large radio antennas used to track, communicate with, and receive data from distant spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deep Space Network canonical | 13 |
| NASA Deep Space Network | 9 |
| Deep Space Network 70-meter subnet | 1 |
| Near Earth Network | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground station network
ⓘ
space communication network ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSN ⓘ |
| angularSeparationBetweenComplexes | approximately 120 degrees in longitude ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | communication with spacecraft beyond geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| frequencyBandsUsed |
Ka-band
ⓘ
S-band ⓘ X-band ⓘ |
| globalCoverage | near-continuous coverage of deep space missions ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType |
34-meter beam waveguide antenna
ⓘ
34-meter high-efficiency antenna ⓘ 70-meter dish antenna ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
ⓘ
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Pasadena
ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena, California
|
| historicalPrecursor | JPL deep space tracking stations of late 1950s ⓘ |
| location |
Goldstone, California
ⓘ
Robledo de Chavela, near Madrid, Spain ⓘ Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Tidbinbilla, near Canberra, Australia
|
| notableMissionSupported |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity rover)
New Horizons ⓘ Parker Solar Probe ⓘ Voyager 1 ⓘ Voyager 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| owner | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Space Communications and Navigation program ⓘ |
| purpose |
deep space communications
ⓘ
navigation support for interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ radio science ⓘ reception of scientific data from spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft tracking ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| supportsAgency |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form:
JAXA
NASA ⓘ other international space agencies ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
heliophysics missions
ⓘ
interplanetary missions ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ some Earth-orbiting missions ⓘ space-based observatories ⓘ |
| usedFor |
command uplink
ⓘ
radar observations of planets and asteroids ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ ranging ⓘ telemetry ⓘ tracking ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| website | https://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/ ⓘ |
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NASA Deep Space Network
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Near Earth Network
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SOHO
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NASA Deep Space Network
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Juno
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NASA Deep Space Network
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NASA Deep Space Network
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Deep Space Network 70-meter subnet
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NASA Deep Space Network
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Rosetta
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NASA Deep Space Network
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NASA Deep Space Network
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NASA Deep Space Network
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NASA Deep Space Network