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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Goldstone DSN antenna.jpg
The 70m antenna at Goldstone
Alternative names Goldstone Observatory Edit this at Wikidata
Organization California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code 252, 253, 257 Edit this on Wikidata
Location Mojave Desert, California
Coordinates 35
25
36
N 116
53
24
WCoordinates: 35
25
36
N 116
53
24
W
Altitude 2,950 ft (900 m) Edit this at Wikidata
Established 1958 Edit this on Wikidata
Website www.gdscc.nasa.gov Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes DSS 11
DSS 14 Edit this on Wikidata
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is located in the United StatesGoldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Location of Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Commons page Related media on Wikimedia Commons
Pioneer Deep Space Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is located in CaliforniaGoldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Location Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, Fort Irwin, California, United States
Coordinates 35
23
21.41
N 116
51
22.31
W
Area less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1958
Architect U.S. Army
NRHP reference # 85002813
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 3, 1985[1]
Designated NHL October 3, 1985[2]
[edit on Wikidata]
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC), 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 (JPL), its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. It is named after Goldstone, California, a nearby gold-mining ghost town.[3]
The complex includes the Pioneer Deep Space Station (aka DSS 11), which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The current communications complex is one of three[4] in the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN), the others being the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in Spain and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in Australia.”
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The Goldstone complex was created in 1958 by the JPL to support the Pioneer program of deep space exploration probes. Its location was determined by two criteria: a bowl-shaped environment was needed, and it needed to be distant from terrestrial sources of radio interference. This site, on the grounds of Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert, was found to meet the criteria. Construction of the first radio telescope, DSS 11 or the Pioneer Deep Space Station, was begun by the United States Army and taken over by NASA after its creation. It is a 26-metre (85 ft) parabolic Cassegrain antenna capable of receiving signals in the 1 to 3 GHz range.[6] It was taken out of service in 1981, having been technologically bypassed by later telescopes. It was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its pioneering role in deep space exploration.[7]
“Goldstone has the bird”
It is commonly believed that the first American satellite, Explorer 1, was confirmed to be in orbit by the use of the phrase “Goldstone has the bird”.[8] However, Goldstone was not in operation at the time of Explorer 1, and like many oft-repeated quotations it is incorrect. Others claim that the actual phrase was “Gold has it!”,[9] incorrectly identifying “Gold” as a temporary tracking station at Earthquake Valley, east of Julian, California. In fact, Gold Station was located at the Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) in Florida and the temporary tracking station at Earthquake Valley was Red Station.[10] Probably this detection of the Explorer 1 signal was actually made at the Minitrack station at Brown Field, a US Navy airfield near San Diego. This station was later moved to Goldstone, accounting for the error.
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