Madrid Long-Range Space Communication Complex (MDSCC) - Antenna system in Spain , located in Robledo de Chavela . Belongs to the National Institute of Aerospace Engineering .
| Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex | |
|---|---|
 View of the complex and the DSS-63 radio telescope | |
| Type of | radio observatory |
| Location |  Spain  Robledo de Chavela |
| Coordinates | |
| Height | 720 m |
| opening date | 1974 year |
| Site | Official site |
| Instruments | |
| DSS-54 | radio telescope 34 m |
| DSS-55 | radio telescope 34 m |
| DSS-63 | radio telescope 70 m |
| DSS-65 | radio telescope 34 m |
| DSS-66 | radio telescope -? - m |
The antenna is part of NASA's long-range space communications network, a global radio antenna network that is used by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to control spacecraft and satellites , as well as for radio and radar research.
Observatory Tools
The complex consists of 5 antennas:
- DSS-54 and DSS-55 - 34 meter antennas.
- DSS-63 - full-circle parabolic antenna, the main instrument of the observatory, a radio telescope built in 1974, the initial diameter of 64 meters. In 1987, the diameter of the antenna was increased from 64 to 70 meters to provide the best data reception from Voyager 2 while passing the planet Neptune .
- DSS-65 - a parabolic antenna with a diameter of 34 meters, built in 1987. X-band transmitter with a power of 20 kW. It is receiving in the S and X bands.
- DSS-66 - is a former parabolic antenna of a tracking station in Fresnedilla , from where it was moved here in 1983.