DSS-14
E570560
deep space communication antenna
parabolic antenna
radio telescope
space communication infrastructure
DSS-14 is a large, historic 70-meter radio antenna at NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex used for deep-space spacecraft tracking and communication.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep space communication antenna
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parabolic antenna ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ space communication infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | NASA Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor | NASA deep space missions ⓘ |
| designedToOperateAt |
Ka-band frequencies
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S-band frequencies ⓘ X-band frequencies ⓘ |
| environment | remote desert location to reduce radio interference ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Deep Space Station 14
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Mars antenna ⓘ |
| hasApertureDiameter | 70 meters ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
receive weak signals from distant spacecraft
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transmit commands to spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic NASA deep-space communications facility ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the largest and earliest large-aperture DSN antennas ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
supporting planetary radar experiments
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tracking and communicating with Mars missions ⓘ |
| hasShape | parabolic dish ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
high-power transmitters
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low-noise receivers ⓘ precision pointing system ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | NASA Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operatedBy | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
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NASA Deep Space Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
radio science experiments
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science data downlink ⓘ spacecraft navigation ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
deep space probes
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interplanetary missions ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
command uplink
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deep-space communication ⓘ deep-space spacecraft tracking ⓘ planetary radar observations ⓘ radio astronomy observations ⓘ ranging measurements ⓘ telemetry reception ⓘ |
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