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Close ✕DSS-43, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
The 70-metre antenna at Tidbinbilla, southwest of Canberra, and the single most consequential piece of ground equipment in the Voyager mission.
-35.4, 149.0 · approximate · DSS-43 operating since the early 1970s; major upgrade from 2020
Connections
- part of NASA Deep Space Network — DSS-43 is the 70-metre antenna of the network's Canberra complex.
- is depends on of Voyager 2 — Voyager 2's trajectory carries it far south of the ecliptic, and DSS-43 is the only antenna with a view and an uplink capable of sending it commands.
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