Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is located at 28290 Robledo de Chavela in (Madrid) Spain. The complex is part of the
NASA's
Deep Space Network run by the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The facility contributes to the Deep Space Network's ability to provide the vital two-way communications link that guides and controls remote control drones and receives the images and new scientific information they collect.
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View of the complex, and the 70m antenna |
The antennas and data delivery systems make it possible to:
*Acquire telemetry data from spacecraft.
*Transmit commands to spacecraft.
*Track spacecraft position and velocity.
*Perform Radio Astronomy (both single-dish and very-long-baseline interferometry) observations.
*Measure variations in radio waves for radio science experiments.
*Monitor and control the performance of the network. as stated in the
Deep Space Network article.
*The scientists manning the station keep a blog here at http://dss65relocation.blogspot.com/2005/02/pictures-of-heavy-snowfall.html
*Official Site at JPL http://www.mdscc.org/html/madrid_deep_space_communicatio.html
