Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Local nameGoldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
LocationMars

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, commonly called the Goldstone Observatory, is a satellite ground station located in the Mojave Desert near Barstow in the U.S. state of California. Operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. It is named after Goldstone, California, a nearby gold-mining ghost town.The complex includes the Pioneer Deep Space Station, which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The current communications complex is one of three in the NASA Deep Space Network, the others being the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in Spain and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in Australia.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communications_Complex

Official website http://www.gdscc.nasa.gov/

Email kwarner@jgld.gdscc.nasa.gov

Phone +1 760 255 8688

Address 92310, United States

Coordinates 35°25'32.797" N -116°53'22.7" E

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