Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in 2010
Alternative namesCDSCC
OrganizationCSIRO / NASA / JPL
LocationTidbinbilla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Coordinates35°24′05″S 148°58′54″E / 35.40139°S 148.98167°E / -35.40139; 148.98167
Altitude550 m
Established19 March 1965
Websitewww.cdscc.nasa.gov
Telescopes
  • DSS 34
  • DSS 35
  • DSS 36
  • DSS 43
  • Parkes Radio Telescope 
Telescopes
Location of Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
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The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is a satellite communication station, part of the Deep Space Network of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located at Tidbinbilla in the Australian Capital Territory. Opened in 1965, the complex was used for tracking the Apollo Lunar Module, and along with its two sister stations at Goldstone, California and Madrid, Spain is now used for tracking and communicating with NASA's spacecraft, particularly interplanetary missions. Its DSS-43 antenna is the only antenna on Earth that can send commands to Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. It is managed in Australia by the CSIRO for NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC.