Signal band
Ka-band
A higher-frequency band that carries much more data than X-band for the same antenna, at the cost of greater sensitivity to rain and pointing. Increasingly used for high-rate science downlink from deep space.
Used by
- 34-metre Beam-Waveguide AntennaAntenna
- Canberra Deep Space Communication ComplexTracking station
- Cebreros StationTracking station
- Deep Space Network (DSN)Network
- ESTRACKNetwork
- Goldstone Deep Space Communications ComplexTracking station
- Madrid Deep Space Communications ComplexTracking station
- Malargüe StationTracking station
- Near Space NetworkNetwork
- New Norcia StationTracking station
- Svalbard Satellite StationGround station
- Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS)Communication system
- White Sands ComplexGround station
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.