Telescope Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:goldstone.dss25_34m::1.1
NAME DSS-25 34-m Radio Telescope
DESCRIPTION DSS-25 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-25 operates at both X-band and Ka-band (8 and 34 GHz, respectively) with a 20 kw transmitter at X-band and a 300 W transmitter at Ka-band. DSS-25 can receive right- and left-circular polarization (RCP and LCP, respectively) simultaneously on both bands. 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 243.12463
LATITUDE 35.337612
ALTITUDE
COORIDINATE SOURCE WGS 84 Ellipsoid
INVESTIGATION(S)
INSTRUMENT(S) NASA Deep Space Network Radio Science