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Deep Space Network
Deep space network 40th logo.svg
Insignia for the Deep Space Network's 40th anniversary celebrations, 1998.
Alternative namesNASA Deep Space Network Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationInterplanetary Network Directorate
(NASA / JPL)
LocationUnited States of America, Spain, Australia Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates34°12′3″N 118°10′18″WCoordinates: 34°12′3″N 118°10′18″W
EstablishedOctober 1, 1958
Websitedeepspace.jpl.nasa.gov
Telescopes
Goldstone Deep Space Communications ComplexBarstow, California, United States
Madrid Deep Space Communications ComplexRobledo de Chavela, Community of Madrid, Spain
Canberra Deep Space Communication ComplexCanberra, Australia

The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide network of U.S. spacecraft communication facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain (Madrid), and Australia (Canberra), that supports NASA's interplanetary spacecraft missions. It also performs radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the Solar System and the universe, and supports selected Earth-orbiting missions. DSN is part of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Similar networks are run by Russia, China, India, Japan and the European Space Agency.

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