urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:parkes.dss49_64m 1.0 1.21.0.0 Product_Context 2024-05-19 1.0 Original context file for the Murriyang 64-m radio telescope at Parkes Observatory (Australia). urn:nasa:pds:context:facility:observatory.dsn telescope_to_facility This context product provides information about the NASA Deep Space Network as a whole. The Murriyang 64-m telescope at Parkes was used occasionally as part of the DSN. https://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/ An overview of the Parkes Observatory, which is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility. The overview is contemporary -- that is, ca. 2024. 64 148.2635101 -32.9984064 410.80 WGS84 This fully steerable telescope is a parabolic reflector radio antenna that is occasionally used as part of the NASA Deep Space Network. It can be pointed over elevation angles 30.5-88.5 degrees at all azimuths with an accuracy of better than 1 arcsecond. It is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, is used at frequencies up to 43 GHz, and was first operational in 1961.