Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex - Definition and Overview

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) —commonly called the Goldstone Observatory— is located in California's Mojave Desert (USA). Operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, its main purpose is to track and communicate with space missions. The observatory is part of NASA's Deep Space Network.

Goldstone radio telescopes are also used in the search for ultra-high energy neutrino interactions in the Moon by using large-aperture radio antennas. [1] (http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~moonemp/public/)

Related topics

• List of radio telescopes

External links

• Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Website (http://csoc-dsn-web.jpl.nasa.gov/)
• NASA's Deep Space Network (http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/index.html)
• JPL: Images of the Deep Space Network Goldstone, California (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/dsn/goldstone/)

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=35.42517&longitude=-116.88874&zoom=8)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.42517&lon=-116.88874&s=24&size=m)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lon=-116.88874&lat=35.42517&w=600&h=400)

Example Usage of Communications