Goldstone Deep Space Tracking Center

Name:	Goldstone Deep Space Tracking Center
Category:	Research and Development
Archive ID#:	CA4945
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Description:	Goldstone is the largest tracking station in the Deep Space Network, which is composed of three installations located at roughly 120-degree intervals around the globe (with one at Madrid, Spain, and another at Canberra, Australia) for a continuous view of space. Part of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, it is used primarily to communicate with deep space probes and satellites, and to study asteroids. Facilities at Goldstone are clustered at nine separate complexes, spread out over 33,000 acres. Antennas used include eight 34-meter radio dishes and a 70-meter steerable dish.
Location:	30 miles N of Barstow (POINT(-116.76394 35.158161)) (show on map)
Address:	CA
Visitor Info:	Located inside the grounds of of Fort Irwin, access to Goldstone is generally restricted to those on official business. NASA road, just inside the gate, heads to Goldstone.
Links:	http://gts.gdscc.nasa.gov/PAGES/DSNINTRO.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~csned1/goldstone.html http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/dsn/goldstone/
LCS:	R&D
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