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NASA Goldstone antenna activation
Overview
NASA has officially activated the Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. The 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna began active operations on August 3, 2026, following a testing period conducted between May and July.
This addition is part of the Deep Space Network’s Aperture Enhancement Project, an initiative designed to modernize the network and address increasing communication demands. The project aims to ensure sufficient capacity for over 40 spacecraft, as high-priority programs like Artemis can impact the availability of resources for other robotic deep-space missions.
Managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the new antenna is already communicating with several missions, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Psyche, Juno, and Voyager 1. The upgrade provides critical tracking, commanding, and data reception capabilities necessary for future lunar exploration and solar system missions.
Entities
NASA · Deep Space Network · Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex · Chandra X-ray Observatory
Timeline
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21 days ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 4 sourcesNASA activates new DSS-23 antenna at Goldstone complexNASA's Deep Space Network has activated the DSS-23 antenna at the Goldstone complex in California to expand communication capacity for deep-space missions and address growing network demand.
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about 1 month ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 5 sourcesNASA activates new 34-meter antenna at GoldstoneNASA has activated a new 34-meter antenna, DSS-23, at the Goldstone complex in California to strengthen the Deep Space Network's ability to communicate with spacecraft throughout the solar system.
Sources
friendsofnasa.org · ipaddisti.it · it-boltwise.de · mojkraj.hr · nasa.gov · nnn.ng · sarajevo-x.com · space.com · time.news