Tracking station · Spain
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
The European complex of NASA's Deep Space Network, outside Madrid. With Goldstone and Canberra it forms the three-station ring that keeps deep-space missions continuously in view.
Antennas
Knowledge connections
- Part ofDeep Space Network (DSN)
- Operated byNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Uses bandS-band
- Uses bandX-band
- Uses bandKa-band
- Location of34-metre High-Efficiency Antenna
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.