 New Norcia Station antenna and solar power plant | |
| Alternative names | DSA 1  |
|---|---|
| Named after | New Norcia |
| Part of | ESTRACK |
| Location(s) | Western Australia, AUS |
| Coordinates | 31°02′54″S 116°11′28″E / 31.0482°S 116.191°E |
| Organization | European Space Operations Centre |
| Altitude | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Telescope style | ground station |
| Diameter | 35 m (114 ft 10 in) |
| Replaced | Perth Station |
| Website | www |
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New Norcia Station (also known as NNO) is an ESTRACK Earth station in Australia for communication with spacecraft after launch, in low Earth orbit, in geostationary orbit and in deep space. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the town of New Norcia, Western Australia.[1] It was the first ESA deep space ground station,[2] followed by Cebreros Station and Malargüe Station.
New Norcia Station was one of the stations providing communications, tracking and data download from the Rosetta spacecraft.[3] It supports the BepiColombo mission.[1]
- ^ a b "New Norcia - DSA 1". ESA. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "ESA's first deep space ground station opens in Western Australia". ESA. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "What's up with Rosetta?". ESA. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.