Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Goldstone Deep Space Network
Goldstone Deep Space Network.jpg
Goldstone Deep Space Network
Organization NASA, JPL, Caltech
Location

Mojave Desert (near Barstow), San Bernardino County,

California, USA
Coordinates
Established Summer 1958
Website
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/
Telescopes
DSS 13 - "Venus"* 34m (~910 m²) reflector with Beam waveguide optics (BWG) on Alt/Az mount
DSS 14 - "Mars" 70m (~3850 m²) reflector on Alt/Az mount
DSS 15 - "Uranus" 34 m "High Efficiency" reflector on Alt/Az mount
DSS 24, 25, 26 - "Apollo" 34 m reflector with BWG optics on Alt/Az mount
DSS 27, 28 - "Gemini" 34 m reflector with BWG optics on "High Speed" Alt/Az mount
Pioneer Deep Space Station
Pioneer Deep Space Station
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is located in California
Location: Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, Fort Irwin, California
Coordinates: 35°23′21.41″N 116°51′22.31″W / 35.3892806°N 116.8561972°W / 35.3892806; -116.8561972
Area: less than 1-acre (4,000 m2)[1]
Built: 1958
Architect: U.S. Army
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NRHP Reference#: 85002813
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 3, 1985[2]
Designated NHL: October 3, 1985[3]

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) — commonly called the Goldstone Observatory — is located in California's Mojave Desert. Operated by ITT Corporation for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. It includes the Pioneer Deep Space Station, which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The current observatory is part of NASA's Deep Space Network. The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is one of just three in the world; the others being the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.

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Antennas

Goldstone antennas have also been used as sensitive radio telescopes for such scientific investigations as mapping quasars and other celestial radio sources; radar mapping planets, the Moon, comets and asteroids; spotting comets and asteroids with the potential to strike Earth; and the search for ultra-high energy neutrino interactions in the moon by using large-aperture radio antennas.[4]

70m antenna

"Goldstone has the bird"

It is commonly believed that the first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, was confirmed to be in orbit by the use of the phrase "Goldstone has the bird". However, Goldstone was not in operation at the time of Explorer I, and like many oft-repeated quotations it is a misquote. The actual phrase was "Gold has it!"[5] "Gold" was not an abbreviation of Goldstone, but code for a temporary tracking station at Earthquake Valley in the Anza-Borrego desert.

Commemoration

The Pioneer Deep Space Station was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[1][3]

Complex tours

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex conducts tours of its facility and museum to middle and high schools, as well as individuals interested in visiting.

See also

References

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