Telescope Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:goldstone.dss24_34m::1.2
NAME DSS-24 34-m Radio Telescope
DESCRIPTION DSS-24 is one of three beam waveguide (BWG) antennas constructed between 1992 and 1996 in a cluster at "Apollo Valley" within the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC). These antennas were the first DSN operational antennas to utilize the BWG design that moves environmentally sensitive electronic equipment into an underground pedestal, instead of a centrally mounted feed cone structure. The use of the underground pedestal also allows for easier repair, maintenance, and upgrades. DSS-24 operates at both S- and X-band (2 and 8 GHz, respectively) with 20 kW transmitters on both bands. It can receive right- or left-circular polarization (RCP or LCP) at S-band and simultaneous RCP and LCP at X-band. Antenna coordinates were converted from Table 5 in module 301 (revision L) of the DSN Telecommunications Link Design Handbook (DSN document 810-005).
FACILITY Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
APERTURE 34.0
LONGITUDE 243.12521
LATITUDE 35.339893
ALTITUDE
COORIDINATE SOURCE WGS 84 Ellipsoid
INVESTIGATION(S)
INSTRUMENT(S) NASA Deep Space Network Radio Science