PIA23618: Goldstone's DSS-23 Antenna Groundbreaking


Goldstone’s DSS-23 Antenna Groundbreaking

Caption:

On Feb. 11, 2020, NASA, JPL, military and local officials broke ground in Goldstone, California, for a new antenna in the agency's Deep Space Network, which communicates with all its deep space missions.

When completed in 2 ½ years, the new 112-foot-wide (34-meter-wide) antenna dish will include mirrors and a special receiver for optical, or laser, communications from deep space missions.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target
System
Target Type
Mission Deep Space Network (DSN)
Instrument Host Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC)
Host Type Ground-Based Observatory
Instrument Goldstone Solar System Radar
Detector
Extra Keywords Radar, Radio
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-02-11
Date in Caption 2020-02-11
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23618
Identifier PIA23618