Communication network · NASA / Goddard
Near Space Network
NASA's network for missions near Earth — out to roughly the Moon and the Sun–Earth Lagrange points — formed by merging the ground-based Near Earth Network with the space-based Space Network (the TDRS relay satellites). It provides direct-to-ground and relay links, and now hosts optical (laser) communication demonstrations.
This is the deep-space-communications view of Near Space Network. See its main network page for the base profile.
Stations
- Alaska Satellite FacilityFairbanks, Alaska
- Svalbard Satellite StationLongyearbyen, Svalbard
- Wallops Ground StationWallops Island, Virginia
- White Sands ComplexLas Cruces, New Mexico
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- Uses bandS-band
- Uses bandKa-band
- Uses bandOptical (Laser)
- ContainsWhite Sands Complex
- ContainsSvalbard Satellite Station
- ContainsAlaska Satellite Facility
- ContainsWallops Ground Station
- ContainsLaser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
- ContainsTracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS)
- Associated withGoddard Mission Operations
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.